Author: Jean Atkin

I'm a poet and educator, work on community projects and collaborations.
Poetry in the Community

Room 204 opens for applications!

West Midlands writers: Room 204 opens for applications I’m very happy to recommend Room 204 to poets and writers!  I was selected for 2013-14’s cohort.  Not only did it provide me with a lot of expert, seasoned advice and real opportunities, but I got to meet a whole network of writers and organisations who have been improving my professional life ever since.  So apply! Writers … Continue reading Room 204 opens for applications!

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What I'm Reading

Seven Ways of Reading Gillian Allnutt

Originally posted on Lifesaving Poems:
? Seven Ways of Reading Gillian Allnutt: How The Bicycle Shone: New and Selected Poems (Bloodaxe; 216pp; £12)   1 It’s the Saturday Evening of the August Bank Holiday Weekend. We’re at the Greenbelt Arts Festival, on Cheltenham Racecourse. We’re indoors, in a long, low-ceilinged room. It is extremely hot. People wander in, shuffle nervously to a safe distance from… Continue reading Seven Ways of Reading Gillian Allnutt

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