I bought New Cemetery today, the only one of your reads that Barrow Waterstones had in stock. Time to find my bus pass and see what Suttons has to offer in Ulverston. Anyhow, reading Blossom Underwing, I was very taken by "A cheap ballpoint/usually does the trick/just enough drag and flow"/. I immediately thought of Heaney's "Conway Stewart", now on sale for only £450! (the pen not the poem) It got me thinking. How do people write? My own favourite writing tools are a cheap fountain pen and a pencil. But I know one guy who writes everything on his phone.
Some of the poems you quote here make me gasp and almost persuade me to stop trying to write poetry ... almost, but not quite. I am a stubborn bugger and sometimes I nearly get it right.
Thank you so much Angela - I am so glad! I don't know if people find these posts boring or not lol - so it's always good to hear that people get something from them :)
I bought New Cemetery today, the only one of your reads that Barrow Waterstones had in stock. Time to find my bus pass and see what Suttons has to offer in Ulverston. Anyhow, reading Blossom Underwing, I was very taken by "A cheap ballpoint/usually does the trick/just enough drag and flow"/. I immediately thought of Heaney's "Conway Stewart", now on sale for only £450! (the pen not the poem) It got me thinking. How do people write? My own favourite writing tools are a cheap fountain pen and a pencil. But I know one guy who writes everything on his phone.
Hi Mike - you have no idea how happy this makes me - that you bought a book after reading about it here :)
And if you do make it to Suttons, please say hello to Robert the bookseller from me and tell him I miss him :)
I write in a notebook with a cheap biro - I just lose expensive pens...
Inspiring stuff, Kim. Thank you! Will look forward to hearing about the Lancaster event.
Some of the poems you quote here make me gasp and almost persuade me to stop trying to write poetry ... almost, but not quite. I am a stubborn bugger and sometimes I nearly get it right.
Ah thanks Mike :) definitely don't stop, but I know what you mean :)
Loved this Kim and look forward to reading it each month to find inspiration from your reading list, thank you x
Thank you so much Angela - I am so glad! I don't know if people find these posts boring or not lol - so it's always good to hear that people get something from them :)