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Category Archives: Inspiration
Frightened Robot Gun
Time is short and I have wasted a lot of the day after celebrating a friend’s birthday until the early hours. I’m going swimming soon but I’m already ready for bed. It’s been eventful so without further ado, I’ll let … Continue reading
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Tagged artemis poetry, bad robot poetry, bang said the gun, Carmina, carmina masoliver, catherine woodward, dan cockrill, frightened rabbit, james sykes, live literature, maria ferguson, martin galton, masoliver, peter hayhoe, poetry, ross sutherland, roundhouse slam champions, russell j turner, spoken word, the ruby kid, thom james
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Hey, Buddy
So, it’s been an eventful week for me. Since handing in my MA coursework and having my last day of work at Sainsbury’s last Sunday, I have started my new job as an English Mentor at a secondary school in … Continue reading
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Tagged another voice that speaks, apples and snakes, bethnal green, bloomsbury, buddy wakefield, deanna rogers, english mentoring, job, lyrdia martin, new job, performance poetry, photography, poetry, ronnie mccgrath, Sainsbury's, slam poet, slam poetry, sophia blackwell, spoken word, the gallery cafe, tutor, work
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Pussy Riot and the Power of Art
I’m going to begin this post by writing about my Gran’s 70th birthday, otherwise it might appear a little tame compared to the titled news. I went to Margate with my family and loved being near the sea, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Auguste Rodin, body, Dorothy Parker, feminine, feminine writing, feminism, feminist, feminists, FINGER IN THE PIE, Hélène Cixous, james joyce, JMW Turner, margate, modernism, modernist, music, poetry, Poetry Parnassus, protest, Pussy Riot, Rodin, Russia, Russian, sylvia plath, the guardian, the mirror, tracey emin, Turner, turner gallery, virginia woolf, visual art
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Rainbows
[trigger warning: sexual abuse] I’ve called this post rainbows because of the mix of sunshine and rain both literally and metaphorically. I’ve just come back from Latitude and have so much to get on with I don’t know where to … Continue reading
What’s Wrong with the Youth of Today?
Nothing. There’s no more “wrong” about the youth of today than anyone else. Although people can draw evidence from the likes of last summer’s riots, it depends what you pay attention to… and hey, guess what, there were older adults … Continue reading
Poetry Parnassus
On Tuesday 26th June I attended the first day of Poetry Parnassus. Having felt quite confident and happy about going on my way, once I got there I did feel quite overwhelmed. Simon Armitage – one of my first encounters … Continue reading
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May the Birthweek Commence
Yesterday I handed in my latest four pieces of coursework, including my interview piece with Benjamin Zephaniah. I met with my Gran at the Tate Modern, where we started our day with the Yayoi Kusama exhibition. I first came across … Continue reading
Welcome Home
Today is going to be the end of a very social and productive week, before the start of a very busy week to follow (which will also include a bit of socialising). I’m going to my friend Jo’s house for her … Continue reading
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Tagged art, confessions, fiction, friends, Gillian Wearing, home, london, masks, prosthetic, reality, truth, visual art, Whitechapel, Whitechapel Gallery
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Shaking It, Like a Polaroid Picture Etc.
Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion. Well, it is Easter Sunday, if there was a time for a non-believing Catholic to post a … Continue reading
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Tagged amoxicillin, Angela Carter, apples and snakes, Cambridge, Catholic, cold, East region, easter, Easter Sunday, ill, Norwich, peer mentor, peer mentoring, penned in the margins, poet coach, poet shadow, poetry, poetry competition, poetry slam, ross sutherland, Sam Riviere, shake the dust, slam, the garage, The Great Gatsby, the netherhall school, tom chivers, twelve nudes, type a personality
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Living It Up
I don’t know where to start today because this morning I spoke to Benjamin Zephaniah on the phone! I’ve got quite a bit of news but since I’m feeling so inspired by tour conversation, with a massive scrawl of notes … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Zephaniah, broadstairs folk week, dubstep, ether, ether books, influence, inspirational, inspiring, phone call, poet, poetry, something fine, writer, writing
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