Today is officially my 10th Book-Blog-Birthday! To celebrate 10 years of book blogging, I have selected my Top Ten Poetry Books from the past 10 years of reviewing! When I first started this book blog, I spent several days struggling with the impossible decision of what genre to focus on. I love poetry, but I also love reading lots of other genres. In the end I decided that the blog should reflect the blogger: I would blog equally about poetry and fiction, and about literary events and festivals too, creating a space that reflects who I am, and which books I enjoy reading. Continue reading
Month: March 2026
My Poetry Film at StAnza Poetry Festival and Upcoming Readings
I’m delighted to have my poetry film ‘Fragments of Us’ selected as one of the films to be shown at the StAnza Poetry Festival this year! The film will be available to view online, and also in St Andrews, where it will be screened at the Byre Theatre, 13-15th March 2026. Continue reading
Ten Years of Book Blogging! A Celebration, Reflection & Top Ten Books
I launched my book blog 10 years ago, on 18th March 2016. So this month I am celebrating 10 years of book blogging! To mark the occasion, I’ve selected my Top Ten books for Ten years of Book Blogging… and I’m also partnering with local bookshop, Book Space Cardiff, to offer free copies of How to Start a Book Blog: A Step by Step Guide via Instagram (scroll down for more details).
A lot has changed in those ten years. I started the book blog because (after being made redundant from a job I loved) I was fed up, bored, and jealous of a friend who had a blog, and I also had quite a lot of time on my hands… Continue reading
Online Creative Writing Course Starting in May: Ekphrastic Poetry & Prose
I’ll be running another online creative writing course starting in May, and it is now available to book! Inspired by Art: Ekphrastic Poetry & Prose begins on 11th May, focusing on seeking inspiration from visual art. It is self-paced, running for 9 weeks, with weekly writing prompts, feedback and discussion of example texts, including three live workshops delivered online, via Teams. Continue reading