The University of Surrey Blog supported by the Leverhulme Trust –Women’s Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon has kindly asked me to contribute another guest post. I took the opportunity to …
Dundee University Review of the Arts – ‘Flocks of Words’
The excellent DURA have posted a review of ‘Flocks of Words’. I am absolutely delighted by this beautifully written and thoughtful exploration of my poetry collection. I feel very well …
The Errant Hours 1: Martyrs and Motherhood
This post was originally commissioned by the University of Surrey for their Blog – Women’s Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon An International Network Funded by the Leverhulme Trust Image from …
Review of ‘Flocks of Words’ – The Book
I’m very grateful to Pat Edwards (website mashup arts ), organiser of Verbatim Poetry on the Welsh Border, for reading and reviewing my new collection – Flocks of Words. It’s a strange …
Ear worms and El Supremos
Sometimes I get an ear worm that seems particularly relevant to my life at that moment in time. I’m sure this happens to a lot of people. It’s slightly less …
Heavenly Lights – a writer’s response to stained glass
A few months ago, I happened to see an image online which showed a section of a window designed and created by Margaret Agnes Rope (1882-1953). Despite having lived in …
History and its Mysteries
A while ago I was asked to introduce Lindsey Davis, who was speaking at the inaugural Shrewsbury Literature Festival on Saturday the 26th November, 2016. As part of introducing this grande …
Imagined Worlds – Coleridge and Kublai Khan
As a young person, I was very fortunate to have an excellent education. However, I fear it was a bit lacking in regards to Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I went to an American …
A Varied Diet: Publishing the Unexpected
Recently I was given the opportunity to contribute to a Novel Writing Course run by the immensely talented Lisa Blower (author of newly published novel Sitting Ducks). I was invited to …
The Hours – two writing paths intersect
I wonder if you have read ‘The Morville Hours’ – a beautiful and precious book, as intricate and finely tended as the garden it is based on. …