On Saturday 28th January 2017 I (and the Oldbury Writing Group) will be taking part in the Wolverhampton Literature Festival. For the festival, we will be working with Ian Henery – who is the Walsall Poet Laureate, Black Country Bugle Ambassador, and Walsall Poetry Society Ambassador – on his Scout on a Bike poetry workshop and open mic. For the
Last month I went to the PowWow Festival of Writing. Again, I went with my writing group, and we had a brilliant time. However, the weather wasn’t great, but thankfully we were under the heated marquee to keep off the chill and hail. The event started with a panel discussion with Kate Pemberton (Ambit), Carly Holmes (Lampeter Review), and Trini
It’s April, and that means it’s nearly time for the PowWow Festival of Writing. I can’t believe it’s been a year since the first time I went to this festival. Again, I will be going to the event with my O.W.G. (Oldbury Writing Group) posse. This trip will be our second one for 2016, and we’re hoping that the festival
I sit here looking out at a crisp blue sky wondering what 2016 has in store for me. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was preparing for the start of 2015; I had many plans, hopes, and dreams. Did I reach all of my goals? The simple answer is no I didn’t. I struggled a lot with a