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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
An anthology of poetry, kept beside the loo, results in a LOT more poetry being read than if I keep it by the bed.
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lol! I used to read poetry way more than I do now. Perhaps I should try your trick! Or by the kettle, to read whilst waiting for it to boil?
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I’ve been reading a bit more lately. The resurgence started after I bought Alan Bennett’s ‘Six Poets’ selection for the Orkney break. I remember thinking ‘Blimey, I wouldn’t have chosen that’ and never looked back
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Ath, Did you ever get round to reading Orkney’s no.1 poet, George McKay Brown?
The anthology I’m currently reading is 1992-2001.-
embarrassed to admit that I said I would, but I didn’t. However…I have just bought his collected works and am looking forward to some light and delightful reading if these words from ‘the poet’ are typical: When all the dancers and masks had gone inside
His cold stare
Returned to its true task, interrogation of silence.-
collected ‘poems’ not works
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Yup – that sounds like GMB – he inspired so much of my print work when I was at college.
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I wish I had been inspired at art school. I allowed myself to be ‘shaped’ into a worse artist than when I arrived.
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At least I had the courage to quit and go to university. Ah! The world of grants and state-paid fees.
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Benefit of being a ‘mature’ (haha) student.
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Did somebody in this thread alter or delete a reply? Just curious because a lot of it seems to have disappeared
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Yeah I found that- then THIS time I see above your last comment a box saying SHOW ALL 10 COMMENTS so perhaps it’s a space-saving gimmick.
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Ah – and it doesn’t work 100 percent.
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I can highly recommend Wild Embers by Nikita Gill. Her stuff is beautiful and makes me cry quite a lot! Also got Kumukanda by Kayo Chingonyi which is good too. A lot about coming from Zambia to the UK, which my mum did, so it feels personal in some ways.
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I’m finding it’s not the beautiful but the thought-provoking, recognition of something previously unvoiced that is currently jolting me into appreciation.
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Sandra replied to the topic New Blog from Emma Darwin in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
Brilliant blog, as ever, and I’ve done other 100 days things over the years and can vouch for their effectiveness, but this time I too have novels to edit and to write (and in any case have no need of inducement to write every day)
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
I’m having a battle with WordPress and my password … hopefully, having arrived here again, I’ll be okay so long as I stay logged in.
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Yay! Wondered where you’d gone. 🙂
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Where has the list of topics gone?
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I’d rather like to know that too.
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Umm, I hadn’t noticed. YOu can see recent topic activity by selecting topics or replies in the drop down menu at the top of this activity wall? Or did you mean in the right hand column? I know @Admin were thinking of tweaking that column to include a list of blogs, so it might be in the middle of a reshuffle?
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I noticed the list of topics in the forum had gone, but saw I had been logged out, and when I logged back in they were back. Sandra, have you done the thing of logging back in with ‘https’ at the start of the url instead of just ‘http’? May help to clear cookies etc
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Daeds, I hope I never have to log out again! – bookmark is showing https, but the WordPress seem to think user name and email refer two different people.
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Yeah, WordPress can be a bit tricky. I have my main WordPress account (which I run my two blogs from) and a separate login for the Den. It seems to work OK but involves a bit of logging out and in again to different accounts. Hope it works ok for you now
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Have you changed the Den address on your favourites bar, Sandra? Once you’ve typed it in (or copied and pasted it) as https://www.denofwriters.com you should be fine. If not, let me know. I may be able to help.
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Thanks Jules and Daeds,
Den address is correct. I do think some of the problem might be my fault (forgetful of passwords) My main panic was missing out on Ath’s Room with a View deadline, so I’ll sit tight until the 21st at least.-
Sandra, DON’T PANIC. I extended the deadline to the 30th in the hope that some of our former entrants might find their way here in the extra time.
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Barny replied to the topic Hello All in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 8 months ago
@Squidge – I think you meant to thank @madiguana, the Admin who is custodian of the Den’s twitter channel 🙂
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Sandra replied to the topic Receiving an email headed 'Offer of Representation'…. in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Superb news Kaz – I’ve always loved your writing so know this is very well deserved. I’ll be in Melbourne in November, but more whizzing in and out a couple of times, on our way elsewhere, Will send you a closer wave, at least.
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Sandra replied to the topic Flash Fiction Win – posted in the right place now, I hope 😉 in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Just read it – told with your usual heart-warming warmth, salted, as always with human reality. Excellent.
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Sandra replied to the topic Friday night live in the forum Podium 7 years, 9 months ago
Yes, Hel – please do post – here or in our SE Group (not sure you’ve found that?) but let us know where. I definitely want to read it.
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Sandra replied to the topic Hello All in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 9 months ago
Only just found this Janette – brilliant and well-deserved news. Keep us posted.
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Sandra posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
@jhowejr And yet another Predictioneer – well done and welcome.
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