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Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet

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Tag: Billy Collins

Posted on 10 August 201311 August 2013

Chinese Whispers and Collins-ese Whiskers

One of my (current) favourite writing exercises (and one which will be making its way into the next Reading for Writing workshop – you have been warned!) is based on the old game of Chinese Whispers. You know, the one where you whisper something into someone's ear, then they whisper it to the next person, …

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Posted on 5 December 20115 December 2011

Poetry Workshops for Summer 2012

After a certain amount of deliberation (ok, not that much), I’m offering two poetry workshops for the Summer – a Billy Collins Weekend, and a Poetic Endings Masterclass. The Billy Collins Weekend – Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd January – will be a Reading for Writing class, where we’ll look exclusively at Billy Collins poems. …

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Posted on 17 February 201116 February 2011

Billy Collins vs Samuel Chelpka

Following from Amy's comment on yesterday's post, I came across a YouTube vid that I just have to share. It's a three year old boy called Samuel Chelpka, who has memorised Billy Collins's poem “Litany”: Gorgeous, isn't it? And what great parents, to have taught their child to love poetry this young. If you're wondering what …

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Posted on 16 February 201116 February 2011

Billy Collins, Roses, and beagles

I recently discovered the Slate magazine weekly poem column – well worth checking out. Each week a new poem read by the author (or, if the author is someone dead, read by Robert Pinsky). There's also a comments free-for-all, suitably titled “The Fray”. I've lurked a bit, but not joined. But again, worth having a …

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Upcoming Workshops

How do The English Romantics, Dead Poets, Examining (one of) the Ockhams, Irish Poets, Ekphrastic Poetry in the Gallery and The End of the Line sound? Stay tuned for details …

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