Amy Jo Philip
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I’ve just noticed that this blog has reached 500 comments! That momentous moment seemed worthy of passing … er … comment.
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As many poets gear up for NaPoWriMo, in which they attempt to spend every day in April writing a poem*, I’ve signed up for InterNaPwoWriMo, in which poets from throughout the world post a pwoermd** a day during April. Much more manageable; simultaneously far zanier and far saner. A pwoermd is, as the name suggests,…
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What? A six-session workshop focusing on form and structure as an engine of poetry, similar to my popular and successful course for the Poetry School Online last autumn. A mix of reading, writing exercises/assignments and feedback on poems. When? Early May to mid June this year on a Wednesday* 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Where?…
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A big thank you to Claire Askew for organising Wednesday night’s this collection friendly slam and running it so smoothly. I had a really good evening, even though I was knocked out in the first round. Yes, I was a bit disappointed to fall at the first hurdle — especially because I felt I read…
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Just a quick post to remind anyone in and around Edinburgh that I’ll be reading at the thiscollection friendly slam tomorrow night. At least, I’ll definitely be in the first round! I certainly hope to make it all the way to the end but, in a scoring innovation dreamt up by Claire Askew, that’s for…
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A huge thank you to Ajay Close for inviting me to do the workshop at the Writers Day in Perth on Saturday, and to the participants, who included my fellow HappenStance poet Patricia Ace: I had a great time (although it might have been a good day for a stroll in Hyde Park as well).…
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Don’t let that post title worry you: I’m not revealing a previously undisclosed predeliction for the gee-gees. Au contraire, I’m just excited to be appearing at this year’s Greenbelt festival, which is based at Cheltenham racecourse. For those of you unfamiliar with Greenbelt, it describes itself as a festival “where faith, arts and justice collide”,…
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