Monthly Archives: July 2011
Poetry in Swansea: that’s the spirit
And aside from the general fracas, what? My job ended, I had a bad night, and then I went to Wales on a train. It’s always a thrill, an old thrill like when a certain formulation of mountains comes into … Continue reading
Poetry Society: sign up for a better future
Well! You go away for a few days and it’s all happening at once. I know, I know, but it won’t go away. Wednesday saw Judith Palmer’s official statement. This is on the Members’ blog that’s been set up to … Continue reading
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Beautiful Justice: or, there must be more to life
Yes, life limps on. It staggers lurches and lunges, it hulks glooms and shudders. Summer is here, so I must be unemployed. Or, as we call it now, “freelance.” Today is, in fact, the first day of the rest of … Continue reading
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#PoSocEGM: the post-mortem
Well, we are all reeling. On Friday, the UK poetry world – or the bits of it that could be in central London at 5pm on a weekday in the summer holidays – turned out for an extraordinary general meeting … Continue reading
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Amy Winehouse 1983-2011
A shame, a shame, a shame… Back to Black is an astonishing – and classic – album, and hers is – was – is – a first-class, gorgeous, absolutely authentic voice. I was a fan of her first album, Frank, … Continue reading
