Book launch: Alone, Together – short stories set in lockdown
Reflect on the last few months in the company of great characters .
Writing Groups
Time and Place Poetry Session 5
Welcome to our fifth session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects in them.
Time and Place Poetry Session 4
Welcome to our fourth session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects in them.
Time and Place Poetry Session 3
Welcome to our third session together, exploring poetry inspired by the objects in our homes.
Time and Place Poetry Session 2
Welcome to our second session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects in them.
Time and Place Poetry Group Welcome and Session 1
Three writing exercises follow. Please type your poems into the ‘comments’ section at the bottom of this page Session 1, writing exercise 1: List Poems Write your own list poem Choose from the following titles: My Kitchen Drawer My Bag The Bowl Now, simply begin to write a list of the things you see. Now, …
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Can’t get it right first time? Take heart…
Here’s something I hear regularly at the beginning of any writing group I’m running: “When I try to write, it all comes out wrong. I can’t do it!” If that’s how you feel, please take heart. Your frustration is actually an encouraging sign. I’m currently working on an article. I’m on my seventh or …
Spot The Difference: running writing groups for people who have dementia, and for people who don’t.
What do you think might be the biggest difference between a writing group for people with a diagnosis of dementia, and a writing group for people who don’t have dementia? In my experience working across both types of groups, I have found that the major difference between the two comes down to one thing: public …