Things have been busy on the Hampshire Poet front this week: two radio interviews (JackFM Monday, Radio Solent Tuesday), articles in local newspapers (such as the Hampshire Chronicle), Winchester Uni putting out a press release, a first couple of places suggesting projects I could be involved in, and lots of people getting in touch to say …
Booking is open now for my next poetry workshop at Winchester Discovery Centre. It’s on Saturday 17th March (from 10 to 4, £25), and the theme is Poetry From Images. When I was doing my 20:20 Project, I found that images were easily the most productive external prompts I could use; and one such image …
The Thursday meeting to plan my Hampshire Poet year was postponed, but I was still able to pick up the award and get my photo taken for some PR. Here’s the award: I should be grinning with it across a page of the Hampshire Chronicle soon. It’s as clear and sharp as a good metaphor. I …
Hampshire Poet update: shiny award and first commission Read More »
It’s that time again: a new term, so I have a new Creative Writing course starting Thursday Jan 12th at Wells Bookshop, Winchester. Here’s a rundown of what it’s all about: It’s for children aged between 7 and 12, It’s a 10-week course (excluding half term) that runs from 5 to 6.30pm. The cost is £105. There’s a group …
Just a few days into the New Year and already I have two pretty darn good things to report. Not bad for less than 72 hours… (Actually I’m cheating a bit because I knew about them both at the end of December). First off, I am …
2012 kicks off: Hampshire Poet is… me! And other new things Read More »
