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Just taking a break from compiling my updated ‘Guide to getting your poetry published’ to share this.
One of the things I asked poetry magazine editors this time around was what they thought about poems being either composed entirely by AI, or ‘touched up’ by it. Unsurprisingly, the answer was an across the board NO! Some editors were honest enough to say they couldn’t...
The New Year began with a cold but sunny weekend away in Dorset, and I’m now looking ahead with an abundance of positivity – really enjoying my gym routine, plus I’m looking forward to a celebratory weekend in Paris coming up next month and two lovely choral workshops before then. There’s...
Oof! Christmas. It’s a working season in our household, with all the music – but massively enjoyable. Nick has conducted several sell-out concerts and yesterday a lovely ‘Nine lessons and carols’ in Lewes with a scratch choir. This evening a small gathering of friends here, Christmas day afternoon Nick’s work is finally done, and on Boxing Day a trip to the panto with the gra...
Yesterday was one of the coldest days so far this winter, and I was off to London to the Poetry Society AGM and Trustee meeting. In my new comfortable boots and a warm coat, I had plenty of time to walk from Victoria station to the Poetry Society head office in Covent Garden. It was twilight, and even having to elbow my way through crowds of commuters and tourists didn’t spoi...
What a lovely event it was at The Brunswick in Hove on Sunday, at the awards event for the Brighton & Hove Arts Council Poetry Competition. Jeremy Page had kindly invited me to read alongside him (he was the adjudicator) and the audience was very receptive, especially given that they were no doubt there to hear the results of the comp! On...