On Friday I did my first visit of the Summer School Season, at St Bedes Primary, in the heart of Winchester. The school brought me in to run a poetry workshop that would help their departing Year 6s ‘reflect on their times at the school and the history they have made or been a part …
Writing Memories with Year 6: St Bedes School, Winchester Read More »
Most of the last two weeks I’ve been tackling my final university marking of the year: the end-of-module assignments for the Open University. As well as marking my own students’ work, I’ve been second-marking another two groups, so there was a fair bit to do. It’s always interesting, not least because it’s a chance to …
Getting ready for School: NAWE skills-sharing day, Bath Read More »
Chawton, Saturday 13th July 11am – 3.30pm, £15 (12.50 concessions) It’s always a pleasure to work in a new place, and I’m especially excited about this one: getting to teach at the home of one of the language’s greatest writers is a huge privilege. The Jane Austen House Museum is where Austen revised Pride and …
‘Impressions’ Poetry Workshop at the Jane Austen House Read More »
I had a busy week last week – beside the end-of-semester madness building at Winchester Uni, I also had three other poetry things on from Wednesday to Saturday. It was poetry, poetry, poetry, and I had a great time. Last Wednesday I was one of the judges for the Hampshire final of Poetry by …
On Tuesday, I went to two talks – one by literary agent, one by an author – and I was delighted to spend several hours learning very little. I wouldn’t often say that was time well spent, but this was an exception. I don’t mean the speakers were bad; quite the reverse. First Louise Burns, …
Secrets of Agents: or how to get in with the Smiley People Read More »
