http://annecaldwell.net Poet and Literature Consultant Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:49:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I visited Barbara Hepworths's garden in St Ives this summer and was very inspired. Even though there were crowds of people, the seclusion and beauty of the setting was very moving. I loved the way she matched the landscape and scale of her work together. My favourite piece lay at ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=127 I am begining to work on a new writing project this week, exploring the theme of sound scapes and visiting a range of different locations where I might find silence. Here is a section from an early poem that I have been working on: The absence of sound is bell-shaped and ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=124 Some Girls' Mothers Publishers Route have been creating a new trailer for the current tour of the book Some Girls' Mothers, which features creative non fiction by six fabulous women including myself.  The book explores the theme of mothers and daughters and has been going down a storm at gigs all ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=120 I have recently come back from working at Ty Newydd with a fantastic poet called Mike Jenkins. We were working with pupils from the Newport area of South Wales and they all came up with some cracking writing. I have decided Ty Newydd is one of my favourite places in ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=119 This spring has got off to a flying start with poetry readings at The Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal and the ArtsMill in Hebden Bridge. I have also been running writing workshops for MMU in Cheshire on Lifewriting and a wonderful new writing group in Warrington. The students at MMU ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=118 This photo was taken up in Hardcastle Craggs this week to inspire a new personal writing project I have just started. I have decided to do the same route once a week for a year and write about this walk from different angles - observation, sensory details, diary thoughts and ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=115 Here is a snippet from a review of 'Slug Language' by Christopher Horton. If you would like to read the whole review, please follow this link. I am really pleased with his perception and obvious enjoyment of the work.   Slug Language was published last autumn and is now out of ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=109 I am teaching for the Open University this year and for Bolton University and have a really interesting bunch of students in both institutions. Teaching poetry is challenging how I write myself. I have always using voice, rhythm and half rhyme a lot in my own work. Trying to explain ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=102 I have just found out that I have won the Cinnamon Press first collection award today. I am delighted. The book will be published early 2011. I am joint winner alongside Sally Douglas and my draft title is 'Talking to the Dead'. Here is some further information from Cinnamon on their ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=97 I have been working with animation artist Jack Lockhart this year in a number of different schools, looking at the connections between animation and poetry, and encouraging boys in particular to get into reading by making their own book trailers. It has been great fun! The biggest lesson we have ... http://annecaldwell.net/?p=96