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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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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!

A scene of a wood with autumnal leaves; the low sun gleams through the trunks, directly into the camera lense, so most of the trees are silhouettes.

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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An afternoon at Beats and Eats Southampton

September 20, 2021September 20, 20211 Comment

AD - Press ticket | I was invited along to Beats and Eats Southampton, run by The Village Popup, who work to bring events like this to us lot in the south of the UK. It promised a day of great food accompanied by great music – a winning combination!

Botanical lettering workshops with Amy Harwood at The Lunch Lounge, Southampton

September 17, 20211 Comment

AD - PR ticket | Being well aware of my reignited love of art, local illustrator Amy Harwood kindly invited me a long to one of her first 'in person' workshops since the pandemic began – a botanical lettering event hosted in Southampton city-centre eatery The Lunch Lounge.

A sunset behind a building, with a sign saying Mayflower Theatre

Returning to the theatre with no restrictions | Blood Brothers – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021Leave a comment

[AD - Press ticket] I was recently invited along to see Willy Russell’s legendary Blood Brothers at Mayflower Theatre, as part of its UK tour.

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Poem | No Time

August 31, 20211 Comment

A poem inspired by William Henry Davies's 'Leisure'.

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

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