Final call for English Teaching Practice and Critique: Ars poetica and the 21st-century English/literacy classroom We have received some very interesting … More
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Bike, Rain
A snowed-in Saturday gave me the chance to catch up with Cliff Yates’ new pamphlet Bike, Rain. Well worth a … More
Snow poems for a Spring day
On a snowy day, when tree limbs thicken and shrubs bend double in our garden, there is nothing to do but … More
thanks for coming along
Thanks to everyone who came to our Shoestring reading at the lovely Bookmarks last night. What a splendidly attentive audience!
Shoestring Poets at Bookmarks: Tuesday 19th March
Readings by Shoestring Press poets: Carole Coates, Sue Dymoke and Kate Foley reading from their new collections Tuesday 19th March … More
Taking the plunge
Blogging and poetry: do they go together? We shall see! Let’s hope this blog doesn’t eat into the poetry thinking … More
Entering the creative spirit
Thanks to all those lovely English teachers in Belfast who entered into the creative spirit at my poetry workshop this … More