Author Archives: Rhona

 

Jerusalem 1

After a desperately early start (0245 wake-up time) I left Heathrow on Thursday morning, landed at Zurich, and took off again — so that after a few hours, this… gave way to this, and we landed at Ben Gurion Airport, … Continue reading

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Going, Going…. Here!! Leah’s Lovely Launch

Wednesday night was a long-awaited moment for the amazing Leah Fritz and her many friends and fans, when she launched her first collection for 8 years. Going, Going saw its debut in the company of loyal followers at the Barbican‘s … Continue reading

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Orford Ness & Game for Everything

Always an auspicious sign, the snail. This one was living free on Orford Ness, in Suffolk, a blasted landscape in many senses, being a former military testing site and now a valuable nature preserve. A group of poets made a … Continue reading

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Food Food Poetry Poetry

I braved the pelting rain to get to the Restaurant Show at Earl’s Court last Tuesday, where I saw lots of stands – including some small food producers I’d been learning about while working on our food producers’ database (which … Continue reading

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Poetry poetry poetry

Sunday was another one of those floor-to-ceiling poetry readings, with 10 on the menu. Luckily two were unable to attend (a third likewise but she’d enlisted her sister to read in her place) so it was a little shorter than … Continue reading

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