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What can I tell you about today’s scenes? There’s a lot of suspicion, maybe even paranoia (but is it justified?), and a cataclysmic loss of decorum and temper. There might be some hiding, some deflect...

Car park shenanigans and closing scenes, Spaghetti-western style - and the first night shoot…

…I could do with a smattering of the Force, ‘cos I’ve got a night shoot tonight until 5:30 in the morning - so the diary proper is going to have to wait until I wake up later tomorrow…

A dramatic week this week, some of it completely unscripted…

Peter in Gorropu Canyon. (pic by José Castorena)

Grandma turned back at an unfortunate moment  Dollface, undone frozen in place, unsettling palms - outstretched  Unnatural fingers splayed her unwigged, tabula rasa visage  ...

⬆️ L-R: Jana (Véra) and her grandson, Tadeáš, played by Miki. Just out of shot, the rest of us are seated with them around an imaginary campfire at night. Actors, eh? (pic by Adam Struhala) ⬇️ Not ...

…after yesterday, flying from Lisbon to Munich to Olbia, the main cast is assembled in Cala Gonone on the east coast of Sardinia for the first full read of the script…

I know, I know - I’ve been a bit quiet these last few weeks. So, to sum up:

This will be my first experience of an Unconference, which (I am reliably informed by Jazz) is ‘a conference created by the participants on the day’. The idea is if you have a skill or some knowledge ...

…we’re not back on the grid just yet, but our local council have very kindly donated a big red generator to our village so we can have light and heat and internet, which is pretty ace.

So I did. From the bottom of my strange and crooked heart. The results might not be what you expect, and I’m guessing you would be a little disappointed if I did write stuff you expected. Anyway, clic...

Poetry prizes are everywhere. So are prize-nominated books, prize-listed poets, and presses (not so) quietly using awards as a marketing strategy. Ugh!

There was a point, maybe ten minutes or so before the storm moved on, when I genuinely thought the roof might lift up and move on with it. Our bedroom is an attic conversion (I have always loved an at...

I joined in for the second half and did a couple of poems - I Am Not and San ctuary , both of which seemed to go down pretty well.

…I mean, it’s all very well, spending your time sweating over getting the words in the right order on the page - but what about when you have to present it to your friends and peers? Or to a crowd of ...

Also, a quick reminder: January 5th 6-8pm at The Hub, Alvaiázere is the inaugural meeting of the new branch of the Wordplay Writers Club. If you fancy a couple of hours of messing about with words (...

A Feast of Image And Word

Some thoughts to take into the New Year

A Feast Of Word And Image

Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine

A Feast Of Word And Image

A Feast Of Image And Word

…wherever you are, whatever deity you may or may not believe in, do your best to be nice to each other. At least until the Monopoly board comes out.

Festive wickedness from some of Sixty Odd's favourite Poets