‘Impressions’ Poetry Workshop at the Jane Austen House

‘Impressions’ Poetry Workshop at the Jane Austen House

Chawton, Saturday 13th July 11am – 3.30pm, £15 (12.50 concessions) It’s always a pleasure to work in a new place, and I’m especially excited about this one: getting to teach at the home of one of the language’s greatest writers is a huge privilege. The Jane Austen House Museum is where Austen revised  Pride and [...]

Marking time, making time

Marking time, making time

Ahh, it’s good to be back. I’ve had another of those hiatuses, where blogging, as much as I like it, didn’t quite get to the top of the stack of plates. That’s is a metaphor I once invented to explain to a friend why many (most? all?) men can only think about one thing at [...]

A busy week: Poetry, Poetry Everywhere

A busy week: Poetry, Poetry Everywhere

I had a busy week last week – beside the end-of-semester madness building at Winchester Uni, I also had three other poetry things on from Wednesday to Saturday. It was poetry, poetry, poetry, and I had a great time.   Last Wednesday I was one of the judges for the Hampshire final of Poetry by [...]