Hilaire Belloc - Unsuitable blog and HappenStance news

The fact is this house is beginning to resemble my brain, in which bits of rhyme and reason are all jumbled up together in a glorious mess. Half the time, I don’t know who wrote what or where. Only that someone did.

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THE FLEAS THAT TEASE

Helena Nelson

Sunday, 27 April 2014

NEW HAPPENSTANCE PUBLICATIONS

Give me a poem starting ‘I remember’ and I will suggest you drop the first two words. And yet . . .

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Rosemary Hector Hilaire Belloc William Wordsworth

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Guest — Annie Fisher

Love the poem Nell - all of it, especially (and as you might guess) the gonads. Talking of school memories, I tried contacting a f... Read More

Sunday, 27 April 2014 12:42

Guest — Nell

Annie, how could they possibly forget you? I mean that in the nicest sense! However, sometimes the people with the best memories... Read More

Sunday, 27 April 2014 12:52

Guest — Annie Fisher

Yes I think so. I actually went to nine schools and adopted a head-down-and-blend-in way of coping with all the new starts. Making... Read More

Sunday, 27 April 2014 17:11

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WHAT GOES WRONG WITH POEMS (1)

Helena Nelson

Sunday, 07 July 2013

GETTING YOUR POETRY PUBLISHED

Week one of the July submissions window is over already.

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Guest — Peter Daniels

I remember (hah!) a workshop somewhere (Poetry Business, maybe) with a writing exercise to start off "I remember..." and keep writ... Read More

Sunday, 07 July 2013 16:09

Guest — Nell Nelson

Great trick, that. I like it a LOT.

Sunday, 07 July 2013 16:24

Guest — Helen Clare

Generally speaking I do find 'I remember' a bit clunky, but I love this poem by Eavan Boland. http://www.mindspring.com/~mlmcc/Re... Read More

Tuesday, 09 July 2013 10:03

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THE DEEP HEART'S CORE

Helena Nelson

Sunday, 10 February 2013

POETRY STUFF

Poems by heart. Should we?

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Guest — Tim Love

In the Times Higher last year, Chris Jones (University of St Andrews) reviewed "Heart Beats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem"... Read More

Sunday, 10 February 2013 12:01

Guest — Annie

I adore that poem, Nell! It’s one of a number I memorised for the pure pleasure of it when I was about sixteen. Making children me... Read More

Sunday, 10 February 2013 12:32

Guest — jenny galton-fenzi

I don't find it easy to memorize whole poems, but the odd lines that hook themselves in are important too. I never stand in a fish... Read More

Monday, 18 February 2013 09:25

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