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Tag: Being a Writer

The blank space

Dear Friends Like the closed down (but still creative) shop window of Top Shop I saw on an early morning … More

Being a Blogger, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Blogging, Grief, Lifesaving Poems, Reading Poetry, Writing, Writing Poems, Writing Process

The bombed cathedral

One of the touchstones that I would add to those I blogged about last week is a marvellous section from … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Charles Spurrier, Creativity, Dean Young, The Art of Recklessness, Writing, Writing Poems, Writing Practice, Writing Process

Leap before you look

The problem with having had the gleam is that for it to mean anything, work has to ensue. I hate … More

Anne Lamott, Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Cliff Yates, DBC Pierre, Writing, Writing a book of poems, Writing Poems, Writing Process

The gleam

When someone asks me am I working on something, I never really know what to say. I want to answer … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Dani Shapiro, Joan Didion, Still Writing, Writing, Writing Poems

On ‘Goodbye to being a poet’

Just over a year ago I wrote a blog post talking about my ‘tired frame of mind’ and intention to … More

ADHD, Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Blogging, Grief, Gwendolyn Brooks, John Donne, Louise Glück, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Toon Tellegen

The fear of poetry -by Muriel Rukeyser

The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we facehorizons and conflicts widerthan ever before, we want our resources,the ways … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Creativity, Education, Fear of Poems, Fear of Poetry, Lifesaving Poetry, literature, Muriel Rukeyser, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Quotes, Poets, Presence, Reading, reading poems, Reading Poetry, The Life of Poetry, Trusting in the Process, Writing, Writing Poems, Writing Poetry

Go well

  I have walked into the grief. I have walked into brave space, mine and others’. I have sat in … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Creativity, Grief, Max Richter, Mental Health, mindfulness, Peter Gabriel, Presence, Robert Pinsky

Courage

  Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. … More

Anne Sexton, Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Depression, Education, Grief, Life Lessons, Mental Health, Poetry, Racism, Radiotherapy, Teaching, White Privilege, Writing, Writing Poetry

Reading and writing resources for young poets

Young Poets’ Stories project update: Today we add a reading resources for young poets page to the Young Poets’ Stories website. … More

Arvon, Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Creativity, Education, Poems, Poetry, Poets, reading poems, Reading Poetry, The Poetry Society, Writing, Writing Poems, Writing Poetry, Writing Process, Young Poets’ Stories

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