I'm generally considered something of a Punctuation Nazi – there are at least two people I frequently work with (and who shall remain nameless) who freely admit that they just hurl punctuation marks randomly at things they plan to show me, in the utter certainty that I will be unable to resist sorting them out. …
The One About the Really Good Title
Being part of the Glamorgan MPhil network means that I get sent all sorts of odd little snippets of news from the world of publishing. One recent one is from the Hodder blog, about the importance of using a good title for helping book sales. Me and titles … Sheenagh Pugh used to say that …
CPIT Summer School 2010 poetry courses
Finally, I have the details! (Although those of you who pay attention may have already noticed the list in the sidebar that appeared a couple of days ago …) There are three courses. All are being held at the CPIT main city campus (I don't know which room yet, sorry!), all run from 10 am …
Planning Poetry Courses
I'm planning some poetry courses to pitch to CPIT, to run during next year. (Yes, I know you're still waiting for specifics about the Summer School courses. Soon, truly!) The thing that's stumping me at the moment is the matter of when to run them. Weekends, weeknights, mornings, afternoons, evenings … I genuinely have no …
Kathleen Grattan Anniversary
One year ago today, I came home from shopping, checked my emails, and my life changed. One year ago today I found out I'd won the Kathleen Grattan award. One year ago today. Somewhere out there is another poet, trying not to burst with the news. Or maybe this year's winner is a veteran of …
A Dark Feathered Art 