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A garden of one’s own

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022Leave a comment

I love my parents’ garden. Until recently, it was always ‘our garden’: the garden I first met aged two, and the one I still pine for when things get tough. There’s nothing like going Home (with a capital H - where the roots are) and sitting in the lush green space my mum and dad … Continue reading A garden of one’s own

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What I’ve loved lately: April/May 2022

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022Leave a comment

While the world still seems to be nose diving into some sort of bottomless pit, life has continued to offer up joyful moments and experiences. Here are some of the things I’ve enjoyed the most over the past couple of months.

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What I’ve loved lately: March 2022

March 26, 2022May 2, 20222 Comments

Before more time escapes, or I get distracted by something else, here are a few of the things I’ve loved lately, from the first two-and-a-bit months of 2022.

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Looking back and moving forward

January 21, 20221 Comment

As we approach two years of pandemic life, I’m realising more and more that it’s unrealistic to expect my writing habits to have remained unchanged in this time. I’m not the person I was in January 2020. Neither are you.

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What I’ve been loving lately: September 2021

October 29, 2021Leave a comment

Here are some things I loved during September 2021 (yes, this post is a little late, but life is busy like that!)

Winchester Poetry Festival 2021

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021Leave a comment

AD – press ticket | I was thrilled to attend one of the three Festival weekend days, making my way into Winchester on Saturday 9 October for around seven hours of stanzas, syllables and sonnets.

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Poem | Sestet in the City

October 7, 20211 Comment

Happy National Poetry Day 2021! Here's my latest poem; an ode, of sorts, to how poetry can be found in our lives every single day.

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Poem | Quiet, please

October 4, 2021Leave a comment

Naturally, to mark Libraries Week 2021, I penned a poem, celebrating these special places. Happy reading!

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Jo Fisher Writes turns FIVE: five things I’ve learned about writing this year

September 27, 2021Leave a comment

To mark five years of blogging on this site, here are five things the last year has taught me about writing.

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Poem | Leading Lady

September 22, 2021Leave a comment

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the world's performance this autumn.

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I’m Jo: a writer, editor, poet, book lover, theatre reviewer and chronic people pleaser.

Hammer & Tongue National Slam Finalist 2019.

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