Well that’s another year, just about gone. It started with a lurch, flailed around a bit in the middle, and then collapsed into an unsightly puddle and really never managed to recover. Or maybe I should put it honestly – that this has been a brutal year. That I want it gone. Some of it …
Plans, fatigue, and moolah
Just found out that Creative New Zealand have rejected my funding application for money to enable me to finish the new collection. Bah. And probably humbug too. I knew it was a bit of a long shot, but on the other hand I thought I ticked pretty well all of the relevant boxes. The hope …
Things Teaching Has Taught Me
1. Build it, and they will come. Timetable it, and they might. Or not. Depends, really. 2. No matter how organised you think you are, you aren't. 3. Bulldog clips. 4. The class that you're sure will be really popular will take the full amount of time available to clear the minimum numbers threshold. 5. …
Turns, Endings, and The Point of High Windows
I'm currently devouring a new book, Structure & Surprise: Engaging Poetic Turns. My god, it’s good. It's based on an idea that I've just started exploring from a properly theoretical point of view, (although I’ve mentioned a variation in an earlier post) – deliberate, formal ways of opening a poem out beyond itself. So far …
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The Editing Masterclass is Go!
Hooray, enough people want to attend my Editing Masterclass! There are still a couple of places left, if you've been umming and ahhing. Those who are interested in the course but don't have a poem they want worked on, that's fine too – the course is about the process more than the product. Last possible …
A Dark Feathered Art 