At Tate Liverpool this late summer there was an exhibition of Maria Lassnig and her life’s work (1919-2014). Rare to find a female artist who had survived into late age and had produced art works that had early been recognised and encouraged. Frida Kahlo for example lived much of her life in the shadow of…
Originally posted on First Draft:
Poet Rebecca Audra Smith looks at the theme of ‘retrospect‘ in this poem and guest blog. You can catch her performing at our In Retrospect cabaret night at The Castle Hotel on Monday 16 February. I wrote ‘Time will not’ for fun – it’s a formal take from Edwin Morgan’s poem ‘I…
Originally posted on ArtiPeeps:
The Nine Realms 9 months, 22 poets and writers, 22 Artists, 3 composers, 1 Viking boat: a magical reworking of Norse Mythology for contemporary audiences ? Poems and Writing inspired by the Norse realm of Asgard Featuring: Jim C. Mackintosh, Rebecca Audra Smith, Kate Garrett and Nat Hall ? Vanaheim by…
Originally posted on First Draft:
Greetings, #FirstDraftFridays followers! This week we’re sharing some poetry from Rebecca Audra Smith and Anna Percy, who have been working and writing together for a long time, and are the brains behind Manchester-based poetry group, Stirred Poetry. They performed a brilliant set at our 2nd birthday event, Two’s Company, sharing some…
Originally posted on Rebecca Goss:
WEDNESDAY: THE PULSE OXIMETRY CAMPAIGN Rebecca Goss writes: My daughter Ella was diagnosed with Severe Ebstein’s Anomaly 36 hours after birth. Until then, I thought my daughter was a healthy baby. The shock of discovering she was ill, just as I was about to take her home, added to the…
So, what happened with me this year? After Day three I completely let go of the NaPo bandwagon, I didn’t even attempt to cling to the sides. I think I may have froze, partly because I wanted to keep going with the 52 prompts which are weekly poetic prompts. So I wanted to do one…
Originally posted on Mostly Nocturnal Scribbler:
Becca read with the wonderful Mebdh McGuckian at the weekend and I wrote this: I am late and sweating cider the city hall clock announces it surround sound and I realise I have never before heard it peal. I get lost in our city and pass half moon…
Hey all, So I’ve been researching the Women who eat on Tubes phenomenon, what’s that all about? London Tubes, facebook group of 23, 294 members as of today, all admiring stealth photos taken of women eating on tubes. The guy who came up with this idea says its because he noticed more women than men…
Originally posted on a slice of imagination:
Quimperfect Tense is a new online publication and literary development group run by myself, Rebecca Audra Smith and Jacky Hillary. We’re women-focused (hence the name), but we really just want to feature writing that treats women well as characters. We’re open to submissions from anyone, no matter what…
So I just wanted to name this post Three’s a Crowd, like a badly named episode of Friends. It has no hidden pun. Asides from that I’m still a day behind. Charm May the days be weak and well watered may the rain be warm investigating how to be a sleuth praying for pandas and a…
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