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Tag: What really goes on at a poetry reading
The burnt horizon
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More
Poets in the audience
Though I am reading from it, the book is nowhere to be seen. As well as normal people, some poets … More
After the thing
I have finished the thing. People come up to me to say things. It seems to have gone well. While … More
The burnt horizon
I am at a thing. It is my thing, contributing to the thing of others, who I do not know. … More
Living the dream
Or this one. You arrive at the venue early but there is no one there to greet you. You pace … More
Publish more!
I was at a thing recently. Not my thing, a good thing. Luminosity filled the evening. In the pouring of … More
Are you writing?
I am at a thing. It is not my thing, it is someone else’s thing. Poets are there. People I … More
Not on speaking terms
I am at a thing. I have been asked to read a couple of poems. It is not my thing, … More
How to submit poems to a poetry magazine
You’re at a reading, to support a friend. It is not going well. Not your friend, who is quietly stealing … More
How to give a poetry reading
The Little Snoring Poetry Group have written to you asking if you would come and read to them some of … More
Don’t clap
I once heard Andrew Motion give a poetry reading at a day-conference for teachers, writers and writers in education. There … More
At the reading
I get to the reading on time. I find a place near the front, so I can get to the … More