In which #Pen2Mic goes to #NAWE2015

Just home from this year’s NAWE Conference in Durham, a whirlwind of exciting ideas and interesting people passionate about writing, education and imagination.  Returning on the train last night I agreed with Liz Hyder (@LondonBessie) that it could not have taken only three days. More like a week. This year Liz and I took our new workshop Pen To Mic, up to Durham for the … Continue reading In which #Pen2Mic goes to #NAWE2015

Poetry In The Museum Vaults – a first taste of what’s to come…

For almost six weeks I’ve been working with a marvellous group of people In The Museum Vaults at Ludlow Museum Resources Centre.  Each week a curator locks us into a different vault, where we make notes, take photos, and then I help along the writing, applying coffee and chocolate biscuits as you do. We – and Ludlow Museum Resources Centre – hope this will become … Continue reading Poetry In The Museum Vaults – a first taste of what’s to come…