How did the first proper Crash rehearsal go yesterday? I thought really well. Andy and I went through the first section about six times, including the non-verbal context and scene setting. Having someone who knows what they're doing asking you the right questions and making good suggestions is invaluable. Already I'm wondering how awful it … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 3rd March
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What is Poetry for?
As a sometime poet who has written and published hundreds of poems, I believe I am qualified to ask such a question. Indeed, I will go further and answer it: too many of my poems are - given certain criteria - largely irrelevant, inconsequential, and change nothing. As yours may be - if you write … Continue reading What is Poetry for?
Yesterday & Today: 2nd March
I managed to get a lot done yesterday, which was good. As planned, I worked through the potential episodes for "C" and now have some kind of sequence which I can further refine and consider. Unplanned was the production of two podcast episodes, one a reading of the draft opening of "C", the other a … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 2nd March
New Podcast episodes!
I have just posted two new episode to my podcast: 1 - "What is Poetry for?" - an article which looks at the function and worth of poetry. 2 - "17 Alma Road" - the draft beginning of a work-in-progress which may turn into a novel or novella. You can find both here.
Haiku Play
One of the 'Haiku Plays' produced during the 'Write-on Ripon' meeting of 28th February. the black cylinders of automatic rifles bitter liquorice black burns the sore throat stinging flavour grasping breath gagging the stomach skin shred like flailed rags seeping scarlet oozing slow warm blood-flecked spittle peaceful people all must suffer at others' hands prey … Continue reading Haiku Play
Yesterday & Today: 1st March
A good way to finish the month, yesterday was busy. First a quick run-through of Crash with about a dozen lines removed. 40 minutes seems set to be the running time. Then a couple of hours residency in the library during which time I did some more planning of 'episodes' in my project "C". The … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 1st March
Yesterday & Today: 28th February
It was a good day yesterday in terms of "C", completing the character profiles. The next stage is to work through these to pull out ideas for the episodes I need to write in order to build the characters in the narrative e.g. the character profile may have identified an influential event from the character's … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 28th February
“Ship’s Log”
In "Ship's Log", David Punter has harvested extracts from the letters and diaries of former SS Great Britain passengers and crew written during 19th Century voyages from the UK mainly to Australia, and used them as a kind of 'jumping off point' for poetic responses which attempt to echo the essence of the letters and … Continue reading “Ship’s Log”
Yesterday & Today: 27th February
During yesterday's run-through of Crash, I think I recognised that there are a few lines in a couple of places that need to be cut. They're the kind of lines which work well enough on the page, but in a 'performance' of the piece seem to cost momentum. This is the first time I've had … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 27th February
Yesterday & Today: 26th February
I surprised myself by getting a large slug of "C" planning done yesterday, attempting outline how I might fill in the gaps between the narrative bookends already written. Putting potential books on the shelf, if you like. The next exercise on this particular journey should be completion of six character profiles; these will then help … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 26th February
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