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alice reimagined
Back in 2004 I wrote a booklet of poems called “the alice conversations“. 13 poems in a short booklet, it was a set of dialogues
August 7, 2017
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Neil Young – the journey to wonder
For the past few months I have been writing the first draft of my next book. It’s called “The Journey to Wonder”. It’s about the
July 4, 2017
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Experimental III – adventures in publishing
I want to write about experiments in poetry and poetic form. This isn’t going to be a comprehensive history of experimentation in poetic form. That
June 13, 2017
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Sparks of Metal Hammer
A couple of weeks ago I published my second book of the year. It is called “Blue: Experiments in Sound”. The first book, “Values Count“,
April 24, 2017
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2017 Live Writing Marathon 6 – It’s the finishing line
Yesterday morning when I blogged I was bewildered by mixed metaphors to some extent. The idea that this extended writing is like a marathon has
April 4, 2017
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2017 Live Writing Marathon 5 – Redefining Success
The problem with working out loud, is that when it doesn’t go according to plan there is a massive temptation to either go quiet, or
April 3, 2017
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2017 Live Writing Marathon 4 – Under the Surface
Sometimes it’s easy to take a superficial view and get fed up! No words being written becomes seen as a lack of activity. Not true!
April 2, 2017
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2017 Live Writing Marathon 3 – Blocked
Here we are – Saturday afternoon and I have not written a word yet today. I am stuck. Now, before I tempt you to think
April 1, 2017
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2017 Live Writing Marathon – 2
It’s early evening of the first day of the writing marathon. So far so good! I’ve been working, head down and writing for much of
March 31, 2017
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2017 Live Writing Marathon – 1. The starting line
Friday morning and time to start the writing marathon. This is the second time I have done a writing marathon. The first one took place
March 31, 2017
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