I have been blogging regularly for five years since September 2018. I once heard that on average most bloggers last two years before running out ideas. I have not run out of ideas – it is just that I want to spend my time writing more poems. My reserve of new works was depleted after … Continue reading A Change of Focus
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Judging a Poetry Competition – Part 2
The Poems Submitted This year I was one of the judges for the Canterbury Festival’s annual Poet of the Year competition. It was a rewarding experience and merits a description of what was involved. In last month's blog, we looked at the process of selection, but here in part two, I ask, what of the … Continue reading Judging a Poetry Competition – Part 2
Judging a Poetry Competition
Introduction This year I was one of the judges for the Canterbury Festival’s annual Poet of the Year competition. It was a rewarding experience and merits a description of what was involved. Over the last two decades, the Festival Director has led something wonderful, a celebration of a panoply of arts, drawing from and enriching … Continue reading Judging a Poetry Competition
The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part Two of Two
“In art the best is good enough”, Italienische Reise, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. At any awards season, I am impressed by those persons who garner their gongs or statuettes, particularly thinking of the process they would have gone through, with long periods of unrecognised effort, and their creative resources developed in very competitive environments. This … Continue reading The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part Two of Two
The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part One of Two
“In art the best is good enough”, Italienische Reise, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. At any awards season, I am impressed by those persons who garner their gongs or statuettes, particularly thinking of the process they would have gone through, with long periods of unrecognised effort, and their creative resources developed in very competitive environments. Especially … Continue reading The Spark and Kindling of Creativity – Part One of Two
Clifford Liles 