I am now (squeal!) a full-time poet. How lucky am I? I thought I’d do a mini ‘day in the life’ blog post today to show everyone just how wonderful a creative day can be, just floating away on a cloud of ideas, whilst nestled in a heavily-cushioned window seat, sipping hot tea and eating biccies…
Today I:
· Finished planning my outline for an Introduction to Writing Poetry session for a home education group.
· Emailed the home education group outline to my contact.
· Emailed a teacher about a school visit.
· Accepted (by email) an invitation to the launch of a new Arts Project I’m part of.
· Emailed another teacher about a school visit.
· Had a phone call with a teacher about a school visit.
· Posted a daft poem on Twitter to keep the algorithm ticking over (and because it makes me smile).
· Re-activated the sales on my adult creative writing group online bookings (postponed from last week).
· Wrote the foreword for a community poetry anthology I am co-editing.
· Read (but haven’t yet replied to) emails from: a WI asking if I can run a workshop for 30 people, a creative writing lecturer at the uni where I first studied writing (almost 30yrs ago), regarding a possible guest speaker spot, and a reply from the home education contact.
· Posted on socials about my rescheduled adult creative writing group.
· Wrote a blog piece.
What I did NOT do was write a poem, although I did read several, and listen to one. I DID have biscuits and cups of tea. Also made scones, did the school runs, and absolutely NO cleaning.
(I have always wanted a window seat to dream in.)
Happy reading, writing, and imagining,
Attie x