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Sunshine on a rainy day
A rainy day is great for some things - like making excuses. Here's five ideas to help you siphon those uninspired puddles onto the page in full technicolour...
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Inua Ellams Interview
Inua Ellams, also known as Phaze, is a Nigerian-born London poet whose new show Black T-Shirt Collection is currently on at the National Theatre.
I met him for at the Espresso bar the day after his first performance. He declines my offer of coffee and opts for some cashew nuts instead. He’s got a calming presence, looking quietly comfortable in a grey jumper and speaking with a measured voice, with a slight Nigerian accent.
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I met him for at the Espresso bar the day after his first performance. He declines my offer of coffee and opts for some cashew nuts instead. He’s got a calming presence, looking quietly comfortable in a grey jumper and speaking with a measured voice, with a slight Nigerian accent.
Event this Monday for UK Poets!
If you're based in London we have a very special offer for you as a Hello Poetry user! We've managed to secure special price £10 tickets for a wonderful new poetry-theatre piece at the National Theatre in London's Southbank centre. The show is Inua Ellam's second outing to the National and is called 'Black T-Shirt Collection'.
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4 Steps To Success
Following the post on the top ten writing tips, I just wanted to have a little look at one theory of how we learn. Sometimes tips or criticism can be useful, but sometimes they can make us seem like we’re going backwards before anything improves. The Four Stages of Learning Theory has a little light to shed on that...
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Top 10 Tips for Writing Poetry
I’ve put together a list of my top ten tips, particularly for all the new and young poets who are just starting out on Hello Poetry. I hope it helps - much of it is common sense, but with a bit of luck you’ll find something in it that clicks with you and helps you to improve your own writing process.
You could even try committing to one these ideas as a new year’s resolution!
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You could even try committing to one these ideas as a new year’s resolution!
Feedback Is a Gift
“Feedback is a gift!” as my brother Luke used to tell me when I gave him my drafts on rainy Sunday afternoons after the football, before spending forty-five minutes telling me everything wrong in my work. I used to leave these sessions feeling like I’d just been through the battle of Passchendaele – tired, bloodied, unsure of what it was all about. Later, fearing the literary hairdryer, I tended to give poems to my mum or one of my sisters, as they would tell me how wonderful it was, without ever mentioning any specifics. It felt lovely to be complemented, but it got me nowhere.
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Home is where I want to be
We've released some improvements to your home page, which should help you keep the many pieces of your Hello Poetry experience organised. Read the full post to get more details.
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Poet Watching
Da da da da da - da da!
Why you ask? Well...
There's a new way of browsing the site, which you're going to love. It's called Poet Watching and you'll find it under the experiments section of the site.
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Why you ask? Well...
There's a new way of browsing the site, which you're going to love. It's called Poet Watching and you'll find it under the experiments section of the site.
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