Kiskadee Girl, my memoir of growing up in Guyana, was first published by Kingston University Press in 2011 but has long been out of print. I am grateful to Cane Arrow Press for its new lease of life. It has now been republished and will be available from http://www.canearrowpress.co.uk from February. Copies are now available…
I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M 70!!
Next month, February, is a big birthday! and no, I can’t believe I will be 70! I still feel 17! The number 7 is around – in 1971 at age 17 I migrated to the UK. And now, here I am entering my 70s, I plan to celebrate the entire year, why not? Every day…
SUMMERTIME NEWS
AUGUST already!!! Well almost. Some lovely events coming up, and some BIG NEWS soon! But first up : BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK is just round the corner, bells and all, and I’m looking forward to hosting the POETRY BREAKFAST in the garden of The Neptune Pub, Harbour St from Sat 12 August from 10am-11 right through…
Interview
Very pleased to have been interviewed for The Jamaica Observer by Jacqueline Bishop.
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’s DAY
Poems & Stories to celebrate women’s lives
The Year so far …
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I updated this site! But what a devastating year it’s been for so many of us! We’ve had to transform our lives and I can’t see us getting back to any kind of ‘normal’ soon. Like many writers and performers our whole world has changed and…
Beating the January Blues
For those of us who are poets there’s nothing to beat the January blues than more poetry. It might be hard to drag ourselves away from our cosy sofas and face the biting winds and dull drab days. And it’s true, it is the longest month! But I’m determined to look ahead to the first…
NOVEMBER EVENTS
Poetry Events November
OCTOBER
October is proving busy so far with walks, talks and poetry! So far National Poetry Day was spent at The Pines Garden, St Margaret’s Bay, where Sue Emms, Gary Studley, Mary Anne Smith and Derek Sellen inspired us to write new poems of the garden and the sea. On Saturday 12th I was privileged to…
September Poetry & Places
September is Harvest month, and there are some fantastic events coming up! From Wales to Kent, Petersfield to Bradford-on-Avon, here is a list of events I’ll be reading at, many including other fantastic writers. Weds 28th August: Seren Books offers readings from their specially produced pamphlets celebrating the Welsh landscape, in the Bookshop, Hay on…
Maggie Harris 