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Originally posted on Poet Laureate:
To mark Remembrance Sunday I would like to compile a collection of poetry focusing on WW1 & WW2. Many of you write about war and as long as poems have not been previously published these can be submitted. For those of you looking for a prompt I am using the…
Initially the Library was to be OPEN ALL HOURS as suggested, however with the amount of new material coming for INKSPILL 2017, I decided to open the archives only when there was space.
8:55 INKSPILL Book Shop
The Book shop opens, a place you can order books by our Guest Writers.
9:00 Welcome to the 5th Annual INKSPILL.
Discover the history behind this Free Online Writing Retreat, previous Guest Writers and how to make the most out of your experience.
9:10 Brain Warming
A series of short writing tasks to ease your mind into writing.
9:30 Be Remote
Have a go at this creativity test developed by Martha Mednick in 1962.
10:00 Movie Monologues
A short video montage to inspire and motivate. Enjoy.
10:15 Writing Exercise #1 – Step into a Life
A short character based writing activity based on the film ‘Life Is Beautiful’.
11:30 10 Inspiring Women Writers
A booklist of 10 inspiring women writers, check out these reads.
12:00 Best of British
A short documentary film with Paul Martin about British Poets Thomas Hardy, Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen & Siegfried Sassoon.
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 Get Motivated
Writing goal coaching. Get your short term words inked.
14:00 Writing Exercise #2 – The Letter
Write a letter to your younger self, explore the core message.
15:00 An Afternoon with Guest Poet Antony Owen
Discover Antony Owen, his Biography and recent work.
15:30 An Interview with Guest Poet Antony Owen
I ask Antony about his latest collection ‘The Nagasaki Elder’ and his work with CND.
16:00 An Interview with Guest Poet Antony Owen
The second part of the interview on poetry and writing with our Guest Poet.
16:30 NEW The INKSPILL Library
The Library opens for the first time – find archived posts from 2013, 2014 & 2015.
20:15 An interview with Zadie Smith
Nathan Englander interviews Zadie Smith on life, books and writing from 2014.
9:00 Lazy Sunday Morning
An early morning free write to music. ‘Lovely Day’ by Bill Withers. Hit play and enjoy!
9:30 Writing Exercise #3 – Mashup
You will need to be close to some books to complete this exercise.
10:00 Top Tips
Writing advice from Novelist Jill Dawson.
10:30 Writing in Later Life
An interview with Lee Child on writing after 40.
11:00 Writing Exercise #4 – Spooktastic
A prompt for Horror writing (as it is so close to Halloween).
12:30 Lunch
13:30 An Afternoon with Guest Editor and Poet Stephen Daniels
Discover Stephen Daniels, his Biography and recent work.
14:00 An Interview with Guest Editor Stephen Daniels
We ask Stephen about his role as the Editor of Amaryllis Poetry.
14:30 An Interview with Guest Poet Stephen Daniels
We talk to Stephen Daniels about his own writing.
15:00 An Interview with Guest Poet Stephen Daniels
A range of silly, quick-fire questions are explored.
15:30 Guest Writer Exercise with Stephen Daniels
A writing exercise, come and stretch your muscles. Have a go.
16:00 The Editors
An interview with Writers and Editors Victor Dwyer and Charlotte Gill talking to to Ian Brown about modern writing in 2014 from BANFF.
16:30 INKSPILL Library
Open for a 2nd day with NEW archived material from INKSPILL 2015 & 2016.
20:00 The Launch of Contour Issue 1 The Poet Laureate Magazine
This inaugural issue of Contour focuses on Place – Worcestershire to be exact. Poets from all over the U.K submitted Worcestershire poems. See who made it to the first issue.
