Writing

How to Leave the World that Worships 'Should'

I want to say a little something about the poem ‘How to Leave the World that Worships Should‘ because so many people have been coming here looking for it since it appeared on the English Literature GCSE syllabus last year. I’ll leave the analysis to others because my days of doing other people’s homework are over. […]Read More »

Tales of the City - Readings About London

Tales of the City an evening of readings about London Working Men’s College Library 44 Crowndale Road London NW1 1TR Nearest tubes Camden, Mornington Crescent Wednesday 6 February 2013 @ 7.00pm FREE To reserve a seat please email: lucyjpop@gmail.com Ros Barber (www.rosbarber.com) is the author of highly acclaimed verse novel The Marlowe Papers (Sceptre, 2012), […]Read More »

Appreciating 2012

On this final day of 2012 I want to acknowledge what an incredible year it has been for me.  The publication of The Marlowe Papers in May was the realisation of a childhood dream and in the hardback Sceptre produced something incredibly beautiful that I would adore even if it didn’t have my name on […]Read More »

Writing Retreat in the Dordogne - Book Now!

Dordogne Writing RetreatFully Catered Writing Retreat in South West France – 16-21 June 2013 Poetry at Le Manoir de Gurson, Dordogne Looking for a writing retreat somewhere beautiful and relaxing with a professional writer to guide you? You and your writing are at the centre of this writing retreat in the heart of the Dordogne.  Prize-winning poet […]Read More »

Why Dylan Thomas means a lot to me

On Wednesday I read with Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea as part of the Dylan Thomas Festival. I was very excited about the invitation, and it was only when the organiser, Jo Furber, asked me about whether Dylan Thomas had influenced me, that I realised why it meant so much to me. […]Read More »

Where Does the Day Go?

Yesterday, the day went to the Wantage (not just) Betjeman Festival.   After giving the dog his customary walk, and failing to do my daily yoga, leaving at nine to drive to Portsmouth and pick up a big fan of The Marlowe Papers who I’ve got to know a little over the last few months […]Read More »

Get Published - Advice for Young Poets

I returned to my old home town of Colchester recently to give a talk at one of my old schools, and was asked by a young poet there how to get published. Specifically, which are the best magazines or journals to submit to when you want to get published? and is there any way of […]Read More »

Me and My Big Mouth

Alliteration alert. I’m a pretty positive person nowadays. It’s policy not to carp, criticize or complain. I broke that rule in my last post. And what happened? Within hours I had developed a stinker of a cold (the first for two years) and the next day a motorist opened their door and knocked me off […]Read More »

The Marlowe Papers at Wantage Betjeman Festival

Vale & Download Museum, Wantage Workshop  1-3pm   £10 Reading      6pm        £6/£4 Ros Barber’s critically acclaimed verse novel The Marlowe Papers has been called ‘the best read, so far, this year’ (Sunday Express), ‘elegant and charmingly playful’ (Sunday Telegraph), ‘a thrilling alternate version of Marlowe’s life’ (Observer) and ‘a gripping addition to […]Read More »

The Marlowe Papers at the Dylan Thomas Festival 2012

Wednesday, 7 November, 7.30pm Ros Barber and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch at the Dylan Thomas Festival 2012 Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch’s acclaimed third collection, Banjo (Picador), commemorates the arrival of Captain Scott at the South Pole in 1912, exploring the way in which music and theatre enabled the ice-bound communities to survive. Ros Barber’s The Marlowe Papers (Sceptre) is an extraordinary novel in verse, telling Christopher […]Read More »

Reading in Nayland, Suffolk

The Marlowe Papers near Colchester Ros is returning to her old stomping ground to read from The Marlowe Papers at Stoke By Nayland on Thursday 20 September. The Independent said of her book this month: “Treason, heresy, espionage, counterfeiting, brawling and some lusty but distinctly illegal ménages à trois are all thrown into the mix, […]Read More »

Crap Writing in Public Art Projects

If you’ve been to the British Library recently, you’ll notice there are new words on the walls in the cafe and restaurant. These words are the result of the ‘Writing London’ project.  They were produced by young people aged 18-21 supported by the Foyer Foundation, who worked with a writer, artist and photographer to respond […]Read More »

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