I’ve been spending a bit of time lately trying to think of better (or at least more interesting) titles for some of my new poems. Having three current ones that languished as ‘untitled’ was one of the things that prompted me, as was getting a copy of James Wright’s Above the River: The Complete Poems. …
Owls sideways – problematic titles
Ever had the experience of being judged because of the title of a book you were reading in public? I'm not talking about serious literature types being busted with a copy of the latest Mills & Boon (although if any of you of the penis persuasion have had that experience …), or even the experience I …
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 …
Titles for the anthology
I've pretty much finished my selections for the anthology now. There are a few on the cusp, which will depend on things like how many lines I need to fill at the end of poems that require a second page. So now it's time to think about picking a title. Traditionally, the title comes from …
A Dark Feathered Art 