Just thought I'd remind everyone of the existence of POETS ON FIRE, a marvellous poetry resource currently being run by the equally marvellous Matt Merritt.
Back in 2006, I wanted to find a way of keeping tabs on what was happening in poetry right across the UK and Ireland, and although there were various online resources which helped with that - such as the Poetry Library site - I wanted something a little more interactive, preferably with daily updates.
So I launched POETS ON FIRE and started blogging about poetry events. After a few years, the demands of running that site and all my other work began to tell on my psyche. So I asked around, and a number of people - Charlotte Runcie, Nina Davies and Matt Merritt - came forward and offered their help with maintaining the site.
Charlotte Runcie did a great job of overhauling the 'look' of POF, but then had to slip off to university. Nina also couldn't take the pace, with a career and a young family to look after, and these days only brave Matt Merritt shows up for work, stalwartly blogging UK poetry events for the benefit of the many thousands of visitors to the site.
So, a very merry Christmas and three loud cheers for Matt Merritt -- without whom I would have to do some serious blogging!
If you've never visited POETS ON FIRE, why not do so now?
There's even a highly selective poetry forum attached, which I administer ... ;)
1 comment:
Far too kind, Jane, especially as I've been very lazy with it this week. Parties, a day spent snowbound in a layby on the A47, then a bad cold have kept me away from the laptop.
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