Everyone knows what happiness feels like, right? But how does a writer catch those fleeting moments of joy, pleasure, and bliss in writing? That’s the question I explore in my latest research article, published in New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing. Could it be that happiness in stories often seems unsettling and strange? Read my findings here
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This month I returned to Mansfield College, Oxford, where I studied for my BA about sixteen years ago. It felt like travelling in time, though I’m not convinced I enjoyed being reminded of being 18 again! I was there to present a paper at the 2016 Writing as Spaces Conference. As this was an Interdisciplinary […]
This weekend, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June, I’m at the Open Garden Squares Weekend . This is an annual event where 200 garden in London (many usually kept secret or private) are opened up for exploration. This year the Poetry School has placed 16 poets in selected gardens. I’m the poet-in-residence at Bunhill Fields, […]
I’ve had a great time this weekend as a poet-in-residence at Bunhill Fields. I’ve met all kinds of people come to explore this wonderful historic site in the centre of London: some who live nearby, others who have travelled from abroad for the Open Garden Squares Weekend; some with an interest in plants, flowers, trees […]
Research: Writing Widowhood
My review of a book on grief narratives has just been published in the Life Writing journal. It’s a fascinating book by Jeffrey Berman about how different writers have responded to and written about losing their husbands. You can read the review here.