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Five sentences with…. Tania Hershman

Written by Sarah on November 25, 2011 — 4 Comments

It’s a big excitement for me today to welcome Tania Hershman here to finish my sentences. And although it’s unlikely, I’m hoping that one reader at least doesn’t know Tania, so I can be the one to introduce you to her stories. They are wonderful. Polished jewels of poetry and thought. Here’s one of my [...]

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Five Sentences with – ABEGAIL MORLEY

Written by Sarah on November 15, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Today, I’m very happy to bring Abegail Morley onto the blog to finish her five sentences. It’s very hard to know when to stop singing Abegail’s praises! She’s guest poetry editor at The New Writer. Her collection How to Pour Madness into a Teacup (Cinnamon 2009) was shortlisted for the Forward Prize Best First Collection [...]

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Five Sentences with … JOHN SIDDIQUE

Written by Sarah on November 4, 2011 — 7 Comments

I’ve been a fan of John Siddique’s poetry for some time, that lovely mix of sexiness, playfulness and joy of beauty which doesn’t hide the more serious undercurrents of a writer who wants to help make a better world. It was a great pleasure to get to know him a bit better in Canterbury recently, [...]

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In Five Sentences – Clare Best

Written by Sarah on October 26, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Clare Best came to read to us at the Kent and Sussex Poetry Society recently, and absolutely wowed everyone who was lucky enough to be there. She read from her latest book, Excisions just out from Waterloo Press, and, amongst other things, allowed us to share her memories of her father (and his love of [...]

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In Five Sentences – Scott Pack

Written by Sarah on October 8, 2011 — Leave a Comment

I’m loving getting people to finish my Five Sentences, but one thing that’s surprising me is how clearly the individual voices come across. Now, obviously you don’t know this yet because you’ve only had one (even if that was Jonathan Pinnock) but today I’m very very happy to welcome Scott Pack to the blog. I’ve [...]

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IN FIVE SENTENCES – JONATHAN PINNOCK

Written by Sarah on October 1, 2011 — 7 Comments

So here’s a new game for the blog. I’m going to get all sorts of interesting people to finish the same five sentences for me in their own way. It’s exciting for me because I have absolutely no idea what anyone will say. Hopefully they will all be very different. First up is Jonathan Pinnock, [...]

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