With grateful thanks to Rob Etty and the team at The High Window, an excellent online poetry magazine: https://thehighwindowpress.com/ In the intriguing Preface to her pamphlet (which is, appropriately, green, with semi-translucent endpapers) Josie Moon writes: The swamp is never wholly negative but is a useful metaphor for experience, some hidden, some mundane, some to be discovered …Continue reading “A Review of Poems from the Swamp”
Author Archives: Josie Moon
Winter Comes
Like the autumn, the winter arrived more or less overnight. We felt it blow in off the North Sea and felt the chill settle on us. The autumn light has been very beautiful and our winter sky here on the east coast never fails to lift the spirit, even as darkness intensifies. A highlight ofContinue reading “Winter Comes”
A Concert For Commemoration
One of the most exciting and challenging aspects of the project was the commissioning of brand new music for the Great Grimsby Community Choir.
Holding Breath
The great joy of this summer has been the garden and my re-engagement with growing.
National Poetry Day with Ralph Dartford
The Albert Room, Cleethorpes Library, 4th October, 7.30 pm.
Summer’s End
Holidays must end as you know.
McCarthy and Moon Autumn Tour
We are pleased to announce our Autumn Tour for 2018 with a series of dates in North East Lincolnshire. Friday 14th September 7.30 pm at The Globe in Cleethorpes. This lovely new coffee and book shop is an intimate venue with very welcoming hosts. Entry is free. Signed copies of Poems from the Swamp willContinue reading “McCarthy and Moon Autumn Tour”
Words and Pictures Autumn Season 2018
Autumn Brochure, Words and Pictures.
Christmas Songs in August
The Best Words Project is up and running.
Heading into August
July has almost flown and August looms with the hope of some dedicated writing time. It’s been a very busy and exciting period with projects in schools and setting up the new Best Words project, which is coming together very well – details to follow. I’ve had some lovely gigs and the book is startingContinue reading “Heading into August”
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