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Video: Reading of 'Listening to Ash'
Hear Andrew read 'Listening to Ash' from his debut collection Happy Hour (Gallery Press, 2012). You can buy signed, first editions of Happy Hour here:
Andrew Jamison
Oct 81 min read
EVENT: Poetry Reading - Thursday 2nd October - Abingdon Library
I'm delighted to be reading at Abingdon Library this coming Thursday as part of their National Poetry Day Celebrations - do come along if...
Andrew Jamison
Sep 281 min read
EXCLUSIVE: 5 Poems and a Process Note by Andy Eaton
In this exclusive post, American poet Andy Eaton shares five of his poems as well as a process note, exploring how and why he writes....
Andrew Jamison
Sep 225 min read
Video: Reading of 'The Party'
This poem is taken from Andrew's second collection Stay, which you can buy signed, first editions of below:
Andrew Jamison
Sep 101 min read
NEW POEM: 15.09.25
The Party after Chekhov I can see you in the sunlight, Olga, Olga Mikhaylovna, Olga Mikhaylovna, a name that glimmers with its own sense...
Andrew Jamison
Sep 102 min read
Writing Prompt: Using Imperatives in Your Writing
Try out Andrew's latest weekly writing prompt and see where it takes your writing.
Andrew Jamison
Sep 31 min read
New Poem: 08.09.25
September Night ushers in September and streetlights flicker-flicker, the last long evening leaves but nobody grieves when the last leaf...
Andrew Jamison
Sep 31 min read
Desert Island Poems: An Introduction
Subscribe to the Desert Island Poems thread of my blog here .
Andrew Jamison
Aug 261 min read
Video: Meet the Poems 'All the Pretty Horses'
In this video Andrew reads and talks about a poem from his second collection, Stay. You can buy a signed, first edition of Stay here:
Andrew Jamison
Aug 201 min read
Meet the Poems: All the Pretty Horses
In this series, Meet the Poems, Andrew takes you through how he wrote some of his most popular poems. This is a poem inspired by Cormac...
Andrew Jamison
Aug 194 min read
5 Questions to Ask Yourself While Writing a Poem
To accompany the other posts I’ve written about questions to ask before and after you’ve written a poem, I thought I’d write another one...
Andrew Jamison
Aug 194 min read
Writing Prompt: Using Characters in Novels
This week's writing prompt is centred around using characters from novels.
Andrew Jamison
Aug 191 min read
5 Questions to Ask Yourself After You’ve Written A Poem
"As a general rule, these are the five questions I'll ask myself at the end of writing a poem..." As a follow-up to my previous post...
Andrew Jamison
Aug 134 min read
5 Reasons to Write Blank Verse
Blank verse brings the music of everyday language to life. Blank verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter , meaning it has 10 syllables with...
Andrew Jamison
Aug 134 min read
The Poet's Workshop Poetry Prize 2026
The Poet’s Workshop Poetry Prize 2026 is now open for entries! This year it's totally FREE to enter. Enter here. All you have to...
Andrew Jamison
Aug 83 min read
Video: Reading of 'The Starlings'
A video to accompany the post 'Meet the Poems: The Starlings' You can buy a signed, first edition of Andrew's first collection, published...
Andrew Jamison
Aug 71 min read
Desert Island Poems: 'The Tyger' by William Blake
The Tyger By William Blake Tyger Tyger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful...
Andrew Jamison
Aug 77 min read
NEW POEM - 11 August
A new poem from Andrew Jamison exclusively for paid subscribers to his blog.
Andrew Jamison
Aug 71 min read
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