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Please take a look at post VIII, I’d still like to hear your views. In the meantime here’s another post. As I said originally, these poems are alive (I hope that doesn’t sound too pr… more →
Anthony Aldridge
A Celebration of Adrian Mitchell.
wrote 2 weeks ago: LONDON- On Wednesday 9th December, A Celebration of Adrian Mitchell was held at the Queen Elizabeth … more →
The Numptie Realises his Mistake and Apologises (but is still annoyed)
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Congratulations to Robert Crawford on winning the Saltire Society’s book of the year award and … more →
Anna’s story: Darling by Jackie Kay
wrote 1 month ago: I first heard it when Jackie Kay read ‘Darling’, a poem written for her friend Julia Darling, at the … more →
Anna's story: Darling by Jackie Kay
wrote 2 months ago: I first heard it when Jackie Kay read ‘Darling’, a poem written for her friend Julia Dar … more →
By Leaves We Live - 26 September 2009
wrote 4 months ago: The Scottish Poetry Library is having their annual fair of artists’ books and small presses on … more →
THAT'S NOT MY NAME
wrote 5 months ago: When I blundered into the blogosphere a few months ago I started by thinking of an identity for moi … more →
Midsummer Nights
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wrote 5 months ago: “For me, opera is a place where all the emotions can be fully felt yet safely contained. C … more →
Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate
wrote 8 months ago: Last year, the AQA was moved to withdraw her poem Education for Leisure from the GCSE English exam, … more →
Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate
wrote 8 months ago: by Kirstyn Smith Last year, the AQA was moved to withdraw her poem Education for Leisure from the GC … more →
Gender Politics and the Poet Laureate
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wrote 8 months ago: A final name has gone forward for the post of poet laureate, The Poetry Society states on its websit … more →
Imaginary people
wrote 10 months ago: I don’t mean the kind that you summon up when a child, although I did write a poem last year a … more →
Chimamanda in Newcastle
wrote 1 year ago: Monday evening saw the event we had all been waiting for; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at Northern Stage … more →
Back to Africa
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wrote 1 year ago: “My hair’s gone right back to Africa.” An old friend told me this saying when I wa … more →
Adoption Reunion Review: "The Lord in His Wisdom"
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wrote 1 year ago: “The Lord in His Wisdom” by Jackie Kay, in Granta 93: God’s Own Countries This exc … more →
Short Story: “Wish I Was Here” by Jackie Kay
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wrote 1 year ago: I have been putting off reading A Curious Singularity’s selection of “Wish I Was Here” by Jack … more →
Welcome to the Future Jeanettte
wrote 1 year ago: “What happened to the omnicscient author? “Gone interractive.” -Jeanette Winterson … more →
International Women's Day events 1
wrote 1 year ago: International Women’s Day Womankind Event, QEH Speaking Out: Womankind Worldwide IWD event at … more →
A Distant Shore by Caryl Phillips
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wrote 2 years ago: Seven Black British literature books down, one more to go. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chanc … more →
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wrote 2 years ago: Please take a look at post VIII, I’d still like to hear your views. In the meantime here … more →
