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Poetry in the Garden
Affectionately tagged PiG, Poetry in the Garden for 2014 begins on 6th Aug at 1.30 in the writing garden in Surrey. I have already ordered the weather to be fine but not too hot so we can keep our focus … Continue reading
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Today the garden is pink
Today the garden is pink. Early summer is the best time for my garden as there is still enough moisture in the sandy soil to keep everything looking fresh. I can even kid myself that the I have a … Continue reading
Posted in colours, daily life, garden, inspiration, Life writing, lifestyle, Poetry in the Garden, Poetry workshops, poetry writing group, poets, seasons, Summer, Surrey, Uncategorized
Tagged garden, Jack Russells, pink, poetry, poetry workshops, sandy soil, Summer, writing
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Poetry in the Garden – 5 poetry workshops
This will be the third year of the Poetry in the Garden workshops and each year more people come along. Poetry lovers and writers of all levels of experience are welcome. This is a relaxed summer event, designed to include … Continue reading
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Tagged Chobham, Literature, poet, poetry, poetry appreciation, poetry in the garden, poetry workshops, poetry. writer, Poets, writer, Writers Resources, writing
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The Next Big Thing
I have spent some time considering what the next big thing is for me. Since I completed Deployed and it was published, I have diverted much of my attention elsewhere. I set up a web based retail site at BehindtheHighStreet.com and … Continue reading
Posted in Deployed - a collection of poems, poetry competition, Poetry Course, poetry exercises, Poetry workshops, poetry writing group, poets, Surrey, writer, writing, writing groups
Tagged Art, how to write poetry, Literature, Online Writing, poetry, poetry lessons, Poetry tutor, poetry workbooks, Showcases, Surrey, Surrey poetry group, Writers Resources
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January Dawn
Cold earth, crouched      ¦¦    bides, marks time. Crystal on spiked crystal,  ¦¦    hoar takes hold, blasts, grips, burns        ¦¦    … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo saxon poetry form, beowulf, bird of prey, birds, Chaucer, Deer, frost, garden, germanic poetry form, Norman Invasion, Old English poetry form, Old Norse poetry form, poet, poetic forms, poetry, Poetry workshops, poets, strigil, Surrey, winter weather, word painting, Words in the landscape, writer, writing
Tagged Anglo Saxon, Arts, beowulf and Anglo/Saxon poetry, English poetry, germanic poetry form, Hoar rost, January, Literature, online poetry workshop, poetry, poetry group, poetry workshops, Stressed alliterative verse, winter weather
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New Year – new adventure
Any regular readers of this blog may remember that just over a year ago, together with Jill, a friend who is also a writer and painter, I embarked on a career as a crafter at the local Country Market with the aim … Continue reading
Posted in Art Gallery, artist, artists, blogs, Book selling, Country Market, natural world, Paragram, performance poetry, performing your writing, poet, poetry, Poetry workshops, poets, Surrey, Uncategorized, Woking, word painting, Words in the landscape, writer, writing
Tagged Arts, Book, book sales, Chobham, heath in Surrey, Jill, Literature, online sales, Online Writing, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, Postcard, Self publishing, Small press, Surrey, Village life, writer, Writers Resources
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One for you Dan…
…some pictures of the frost in the fields, the garden and on the heath Dan, just to remind you of a wintry December morning in England – sadly not today, Christmas day, when it is, yet again, raining stair-rods! and … Continue reading
Windy Night!
We woke on Sunday to a blustery morning and the moan of a chainsaw, thought nothing of it and started the day – a cup of tea in bed. The chain saw moaned on! Eventually the sun burned off the remaining … Continue reading
Posted in Family, garden, natural world, Surrey, trees, Uncategorized, winter weather, writer, writing
Tagged Arborist, Bracket fungus, Chainsaw, Fungus, garden, Home, Tree, tree surgeon, trees, winter weather
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A Year of Poetry
 A Poetry Year I am planning a programme of 12 workshops to be held between 10 am and noon on the last Saturday morning of each month, beginning on Sat 26th January . They will be held in my Writing Room in … Continue reading
Posted in Chobham, free verse, poet, poetic forms, poetry, poetry collections, Poetry workshops, poets, seasons, Surrey, Uncategorized, word painting, writer, writing, writing groups
Tagged Art, Arts and Entertainment, Chobham, Literature, poet, poetry, poetry workshops, poetry. writer, The Writing Room, Workshop, writer, Writer Resources, writing
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Three new collections
The copies are in the post to the British Library and the books are registered with Nielsen and the books are available on-line at Amazon, W H Smiths et al so I can safely say these three books are now … Continue reading
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