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Donkeys and pristine notebooks

Posted on February 19, 2011 by SallyJ

I have a beautiful  ‘Paperblanks’ notebook that is dedicated to first drafts and notes for the War collection of poems that I am currently working on. It was a brave step to start writing in it because I am one … Continue reading →

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Timelines, gateways, clusters and brain dumps

Posted on February 18, 2011 by SallyJ

Have had my head down all day today, planning as well as writing. I find it hard to move between the genres of poetry and fiction in the same day however. This morning I was thinking about longer short stories … Continue reading →

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Twiddles and Tweets

Posted on February 17, 2011 by SallyJ

I have found that it is entirely possible to spend the whole day fiddling with blogs and tweets and facebook walls. Linking them and making them look pretty is a consuming pastime but I need to remember the reason I … Continue reading →

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Entries and eulogies

Posted on February 16, 2011 by SallyJ

Just come  back from a great writing session. The mix of styles in the Wednesday group is impressive, as is the combined accolades won by group members. Entries were being compiled for the Slough Arts Festival as the closing date … Continue reading →

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Found

Posted on February 15, 2011 by SallyJ

I was listening to Andrew Motion talking to Andrew Marr on Radio 4 about ‘found’ poetry and it reminded me that I had written one such piece two years ago. It was taken from an article in the Daily Telegraph … Continue reading →

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Poetic Pomegranates

Posted on February 13, 2011 by SallyJ

Fifty poems. I need fifty poems by the end of July, all linked to the theme of War…or rather, what it is like to have a close family member serving in the Armed Forces at a time of heightened activity. … Continue reading →

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