I went to see Andrew Motion reading his poetry at his alma mater St Anne’s College, Oxford, courtesy of the Oxford University Poetry Society, a few nights ago. I have seen him read before and he reads beautifully. He also…
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Andrew Motion and his encouraging gin problem
Tagged with: Andrew Motion, bereavement, loss, Writing poetry
Posted in censorship, creativity, life writing, literature, Poetry, Writing
Posted in censorship, creativity, life writing, literature, Poetry, Writing
Milking the maggots
Not to milk the maggots — although what a gift they were — but I did get some interesting responses to my post. Some readers were kind enough to comment on the post right here on the blog, and that’s…
Tagged with: Happy New Year
Posted in characters, creativity, ethics, feedback, friendship, life writing, Writing
Posted in characters, creativity, ethics, feedback, friendship, life writing, Writing
Maggots. The gift that keeps on giving. From my mother-in-law.
My mother-in-law may not have realised it when she gave me maggots for Christmas, but they were just what I needed most in my life. Maggots. Lots of them. All dead. Just before I opened her present, she did warn…
Tagged with: Christmas presents, home, lifestyle
Posted in Christmas, feedback, irony, life writing, women
Posted in Christmas, feedback, irony, life writing, women
What not to do in Poetry Class
Bollocks. Why do I take these risks? I forget that the stakes are quite high in these places and that it matters, or at least it does to me, how I feel when I go out the door. I’m talking…
Tagged with: Getting it Wrong, kim hyesoon
Posted in creativity, criticism, feedback, feminism, life writing, literature, Poetry, reading, women, Writing
Posted in creativity, criticism, feedback, feminism, life writing, literature, Poetry, reading, women, Writing
Valentine’s Day with truffles, Hugh Grant and lots of bedtime action – my Point-of-View
I can’t like Valentine’s day. If you need to show your love for your lover on a designated day, IT’S ALL OVER. It’s impossible to celebrate your unique bond in any restaurant in which a dozen or more other couples…
Tagged with: black truffle, brother of the more famous jack, delicious supper, egg pasta, irony, valentine s day, Wayne C Booth, wild mushrooms
Posted in friendship, life writing, literature, narration, reading, Writing, writing novels
Posted in friendship, life writing, literature, narration, reading, Writing, writing novels
Come back god, all is forgiven – in the third person
The first time I understood that it is all up to me – life, etc – was the first full day of my first child’s life. On the seventh floor of the hospital I watched her sleeping and fumbled with…
Tagged with: Sebald, third person narration
Posted in creativity, criticism, life writing, literature, narration, Uncategorized, Writing, writing novels
Posted in creativity, criticism, life writing, literature, narration, Uncategorized, Writing, writing novels
Dull and lifeless? How some Dutch verbal can help
We were on holiday and having a drink before supper in a hotel. My friend Amphora and I were discussing our hair. ‘I should have washed mine,’ I said. ‘Stop worrying,’ said Amphora, just as her partner Schmutter joined us.…
Tagged with: critiquing, feedback, friendship, hair, Holland, humour, reading, the Netherlands, writing
Posted in characters, feedback, friendship, life writing, literature, reading, Uncategorized, women, Writing, writing novels
Posted in characters, feedback, friendship, life writing, literature, reading, Uncategorized, women, Writing, writing novels
A question of character
No one is telling me anything funny about fannies at the moment. It can’t be because they’re all reading the blog and running scared of becoming my next victim. Sorry, I mean, ‘subject’. They’re probably just busy with other areas.…
Tagged with: characters, ethics, friendship
Posted in characters, ethics, friendship, life writing, writing novels
Posted in characters, ethics, friendship, life writing, writing novels
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