Echolocation

  • Michelle Pfeiffer – adoptive mother

    We all know that Madonna and Angelina Jolie have adopted children but many other female celebrities such as actors Jamie Lee Curtis and the focus of this week’s blog Michelle Pfeiffer have done so too. Pfeiffer’s career is well-known so I’m not going to focus on that here, except for a little confession to say…

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  • Mary Woolstonecraft – Mother of Feminism

    In anticipation of the launch of my first, motherhood-themed, pamphlet Echolocation, I have decided to honour mothers by blogging about an inspiring mother each week.  Some will be birth mothers, others adoptive, some infamous, others celebrated.  As a personal challenge, I’m going to try to link each mother to an extract from my pamphlet. I…

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  • Top Ten Poetry Collections Read or Re-read in 2015

    I know I’m not alone in producing a list of favourite contemporary poetry collections and pamphlets read or re-read in 2015 but I’m hoping this will appeal to some readers nevertheless.  It is by no means definitive and, I am, with some sadness, leaving out many others that are more than worthy of a place…

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