Review of current Warhol and Paolozzi joint exhibition at National Gallery Modern Two, Edinburgh
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Exhibition Review: “I want to be a machine” Paolozzi & Andy Warhol – Edinburgh
“How to be a Poet” published this week
If you've ever wanted advice on "How to be a Poet", there's a book with precisely that title, by key UK poetry publisher Nine Arches press, published in a few days' time (20th December 2017.) It's written by Jo Bell and Jane Commane - who are poets and editors in their own write (right). The …
Another incentive to Write That Book
If you're aiming to dive into writing That Novel in November - here's yet another incentive: a £10,000 prize for previously unpublished writer: the Deborah Roger's Foundation. Deborah was a literary agent, and so this prize continues her life work of supporting new, emerging writers. The entry level isn't too strict about not having published …
Response (Chain): new Edinburgh bridge
This is my late response to the creative prompt "Chain" - a view from the new Edinburgh bridge, Queensferry Crossing. This picture shows 3 Edinburgh bridges across the Forth. I'm being driven across the very new Queensferry Crossing bridge, beyond, you can see the upright of the older road suspension bridge - and in the …
New Generation Animators
This short video by Monocle films theorises that people are a bit fed up with the smooth automation of computer animation - and appreciate the handmade aesthetic of stop motion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyUdVpn59k0 To prove it, they show 3 women animators - Vera van Wolferen, Lucie Sankova, Daisy Jacobs, working with wooden model houses, painting scenes on …
14 tips for new TV comedy/drama writers
The tone of this seminar at Xponorth2017 was very positive - some advice specifically for Scotland but generally useful for UK writers. Main advice for new writers: Look at the website BBC Writersroom for writing opportunities in BBC but also theatres When there's an open call for submissions, send in your scripts. Keep sending them …
See with fresh eyes
What is this picture? It's a picture painted by a friend of mine - but placed in bubble wrap, for moving. And it's also on its side. Just the simplest changes helps us see the art in our house in a different way. Even moving pictures around, swopping them can lead to new ways of …
Poetry book for new doctors…
"Tools of the Trade" was taken to a Helsinki medical conference on compassion recently, by one of its editors, Dr Gillies. "The focus of the session I led concerned the power of poetry to appeal to both head and heart, intellect and emotion, and the way in which that can open up to new …
Quote and Question
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.” (Mary Oliver, poet) Question: How do I want …
