Super excited for the next We, The Poets online workshop! This one is about poetry and music and is hosted by the lovely Jay Sandhu! Join us on Thursday 19th September at 6pm! But be quick, because tickets are going fast! eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-and-po…

This week, I'm re-writing the script from my play, based on all the lovely ideas the team had in our R&D last week. If you want to read more about the process, you can check out this cheeky little blog post: lemonadeanemone.blogspot.com/2024/08/on-col…

Come write some poetry with me in #Mansfield on 2nd October as part of the Inspire Nottinghamshire Libraries Poetry Festival! eventbrite.co.uk/e/inspire-poet…

Last weekend, I took one of my poetry groups to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park for a day of writing, walking and taking in the art. It was such a lovely day, and we even ordered the good weather! #poetry

What're your favourite poetry collections of the year, so far?

The #WeThePoets online workshop is hosted by the brilliant Jay Sandhu! Join us for Music & Poetry on Thursday 19th September from 6pm. Tickets are £8.30 (including fees) but if you need a discount, drop me a line and we can sort something out! eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-and-po…

We're playing The Unavowed by Wadjet Eye Games at the moment. I'm enjoying it, but the moral choices feel pretty forced. They really do want you to kill folks in this game, don't they?

Look at these lovely humans! Episode 4 of #WeThePoets, with Harry Baker is out now! I absolutely LOVED this one! Listen here: podbean.com/media/share/pb…

I'm knee-deep in re-writes for the R&D of a play that I'm working on, and I'm just toying with the idea of changing a major character's name. Is this a ridiculously foolish idea? Definitely. Am I going to do it anyway? Most probably....

The BEAUTIFUL Paper Crane Poets are hosting another fabulous poetry showcase as part of the Inspire Nottinghamshire Libraries poetry festival! Join us at Beeston Library on 1st October from 7:30pm! We'd love to see you there! eventbrite.co.uk/e/inspire-poet…

How's your writing going this week? I've been writing about puddles this week - editing something I wrote a few months' ago. It's not there yet, but it's better than it was...

Arts funding

I'm working in Mansfield this week. Where's the best place in Mansfield to get lunch?

There are still tickets available for the next Reading & Writing Poetry online workshop. It'd be lovely to see you there, if you fancy it: eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-writ…

Managed to get the word "cruciferous" into a sestina this week. Does that mean I win?

A little update on the script-writing R&D - re-writing, editing and panicking about making changes: lemonadeanemone.blogspot.com/2024/08/on-wri…

I'm currently open to new projects & freelance work (starting from October 2024). If you need a poet, a storyteller, a workshop leader, an educator, an event host, an editor, a project manager or someone to go for a fizzy beverage with - let me know! #FreelancePoetryAdventures

For those of you who were curious - the R&D for the new play that I'm working on wrapped on Friday. Here's a little blog about what happened, how I felt, and what comes next: lemonadeanemone.blogspot.com/2024/09/on-sha…

THIS THURSDAY ⏩ Join us at MansfieldPalace for this year's first young writers' group for 14-19s! Taking place after school from 6.30 - 8 pm. Packed with lots of creative and fun writing exercises. And lead by writer Leanne Moden. FREE - book now: bit.ly/MANSFIELDYWG

I'm currently running a writers' Group in Warsop and it's always such a joy to work with this group of passionate and talented writers. Their editing suggestions for each other are so thoughtful and we always have such good conversations about the writing process too!