Just back from Sheffield Poetry Festival – excellent weekend of poetry. Highlights for me were Geoff Hattersley and Rob Hindle.
Geoff read for forty five minutes, old and new work and it wasn’t half long enough. Great stuff.
Really enjoyed Rob’s work – and his book, Neurosurgery in Iraq, is beautifully produced as well as being full of good poetry.
Of course I also got a first sight of Martin Mooney’s new book from Lagan, also beautifully produced! And great poetry too.
Hearing good poetry always leaves me feeling inspired and I’ve actually started a little poem since I got home – might beat the block yet…