Along with colleagues from the Arvon Foundation, The Open University and University of Exeter I have just begun … More
Tag: Creative Writing
The poem is cross with me
The poem is not happy. It glares up at me, its eyes spitting fury. ‘How dare you take me in … More
The stationery thing again
My blog post yesterday about the stationery thing provoked more responses than I ever imagined it would. Among the … More
Teachers’ views of creativity in poetry writing
The third Writing Research Across Borders conference takes place this week in Paris. I will be presenting a poster of … More
The Write Team: Creativity, Confidence and Challenge
Yesterday I had the pleasure of giving a talk at the University of Exeter’s CREATEseminar with Emma Metcalfe of Bath … More
The Write Team Conference: Creativity, Confidence and Challenge
Creativity and Writing Explored.ppt Download this file > Keynote Address to Conference AW June 2011.ppt Download this file >
Can Poets Teach?: On Writers Teaching Writing -by Joan Houlihan at Poets.org
Like a Jules Verne novel, Dana Gioia’s famous essay “Can Poetry Matter” got the future’s big picture right, but the … More
