Shirley Wright – Ali Bacon, Author

January 6, 2014

Poetry – good for the soul (and, actually, the pocket)

When it comes to reading my first – and usually last – port of call is a novel. I also read short stories but only when time (away from novels) allows and in order to improve my own short story craft. But every now and then I have a poetry ‘season’ which usually arrives out … Continue reading Poetry – good for the soul (and, actually, the pocket)

November 17, 2008

Poetry for Performance

A hasty post so that you can all read Shirley Wright’s prize-winning poem in the Sunday Telegraph Poetry for Performance competition. All the prize-winning poems were printed in yesterday’s paper (p.20!) where Shirley’s was highly praised by Ben Okri. All the short-listed poems can be read on the website. Shirley’s winning entry, ‘My Father’ is … Continue reading Poetry for Performance