Category Archives: Poetry

Nearly New Year… And a Giveaway!

Posted on December 27, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

 Hello again, it’s me – and it’s not even the New Year yet, so please  consider yourselves ‘honoured’. I hope you’ve all had a good Christmas, whatever that means in  your  world. I have eaten half my body weight in … Continue reading →

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Sending Your Work Out

Posted on October 3, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

I am feeling fragile today. It’s completely self-induced, do not pity me. We had friends round last night, I went to bed at 2.30am and I have a hangover. Yuck. It’s such a waste of a lovely Sunday (and what … Continue reading →

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All Change!

Posted on October 3, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

The weather’s gone funny, don’t you think? We had a proper cold winter, followed by a proper hot summer and now the weather doesn’t know what to do with itself. We turned the heating on and now we’re sweltering and … Continue reading →

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Festival Frenzy! (and some free competitions)

Posted on May 2, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

Right, I have quite a lot to say (and as we’ve just re-named Wednesday, ‘Winesday’, I’m doing it with a glass of the pink stuff by my side), so are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin… That title is something … Continue reading →

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Still Plugging Away…

Posted on February 6, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

The good news is… I finally made it to the Pilates class last week and I really enjoyed it, despite getting cramp in my foot at one point. There were toys! Well, mats and bands and squidgy balls to put … Continue reading →

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On Christmas Eve, a thought..

Posted on December 24, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

As it’s Christmas Eve, let me tell you a little story and leave you with a thought. I entered a poetry competition a few months ago. It wasn’t a particularly prestigious competition – you probably won’t have heard of it … Continue reading →

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On the Hunt for Inspiration

Posted on December 4, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

Bah, I am poorly bad*. It’s only a cold (which, strangely, when my OH had it last week, was man flu) but still – yuck. I can’t be under the weather because this week my Christmas ‘outings’ start with a … Continue reading →

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‘Topping Up My Well of Creativity’ (honest..!)

Posted on October 23, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

Last week I was invited to take part in a poetry workshop in Stratford’s Guildhall (and Shakespeare’s schoolroom). It’s an amazing place. If you’re ever in Stratford, don’t miss it. Historian Michael Wood called it, “one of the most atmospheric, … Continue reading →

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May The Force Be With You

Posted on May 5, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

This was supposed to be written and posted yesterday but I’m afraid I didn’t manage it because I had to watch the BBC programme about stress last night, instead (go figure, as they say). Who was it – Douglas Adams, … Continue reading →

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In Which I Confess to Two Misdemeanours

Posted on April 24, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

I belong to a poetry group (that’s not one of the misdemeanours, by the way). We take it in turn to host the meeting in our homes, once a month, (just drinks and biccies to be provided) and I can … Continue reading →

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