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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
Posted in Chobham, garden, inspiration, poet, poetic forms, poetry, poetry appreciation, Poetry Course, poetry exercises, Poetry workshops, poetry writing group, poets, Surrey, Uncategorized, writer, writing
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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dVerse Poetics – an evening of short verse
At last, another chance to try my hand at an Englyn – a short sharp tricky little form with more rules than lines! Thank you to dVerse for their evening of short verse – the perfect prompt to action for … Continue reading
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January Dawn
Cold earth, crouched ¦¦ bides, marks time. Crystal on spiked crystal, ¦¦ hoar takes hold, blasts, grips, burns ¦¦ … Continue reading
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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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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
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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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The First ChobLit Lunch
Chobham has held an annual Music Festival for the last 19 years. It has gone from strength to strength and attracts prestigious musicians of many genres. This year for the first time they had a Literary Lunch as well. In … Continue reading
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Country Marketeer
Such an early start – we had strict instructions to be at the village hall by 8.30 in order to set up our stall. Well, that was about the only instruction we successfully followed. They were very patient with us, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Country Market, Craft, Literature, poet, poetry, poetry books, poetry. writer, Selling books, Village hall, Water colour, writer, Writers Resources, writing
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