Blog Posts

  • Being Mentored & A New Creative Writing Course at The Tetley

    News July saw me performing poetry in front of the camera.  I was filmed in domestic scenes, at Flamborough Head with the lighthouse looming over me and during a performance at Belgrave.  Having seen the works in progress of these videos, I can say that the camera crew led by Pru Fowler and editor Ben…

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  • Franz West inspired workshop at The Hepworth Wakefield, upcoming performances and news

    July Diary of Open Workshops and Performances   Monday 7th July 6.30-8.30 Word Blend, Ilkley Young Writers perform at Ilkley’s Costa Coffee. IYW are very talented writers and performers aged between 11 and 19 who have a range of competition wins and publications between them.  Michelle Scally Clarke and I have been working with the…

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  • New course at The Tetley, Same But Different Festival, Mslexia publication, word-webs and building sites

    Novels I appear to be writing another novel.  I didn’t intend to start so soon but things in my personal life shifted quite abruptly so, instead of wallowing, I started a third novel.  As you do.  It is true that writers are lucky in this – everything is an opportunity, especially new regular wakings at…

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  • Blog Tour

    Although a lot of exciting things have been happening over the last month, I’ll save those for another time.  This is a blog on request.  Poet Steve Ely, a fellow graduate of the Yorkshire Art Circus Writer Development Programme, asked me to be part of a relay of writers contributing to a blog tour in…

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