- Two pints of bitter and two packets of crisps down The Bell
- a solitary trip to the cinema on Saturday
- off-peak ten-pin bowling for two
- a round of mini-golf for two down the park
- half a ticket to watch Aldershot Town vs Torquay United
- half a bad seat for a show at Chichester Festival Theatre
All these cost me as much (or as little) as a full collection...
Next Thursday evening, at 7pm BST, I’ll be one of two guest readers – along
with Terri Mulholland – at the online launch of Lydia Harris’s marvellous
new p...
Dear Matthew
ReplyDeleteI got up for a pee in the night and fell down the stairs so I'm feeling a bit bruised this morning! I actually think that the price of contemporary poetry is a problem. I can buy two good novels from Tesco for seven quid or a slim volume of poetry for ten. I didn't buy Simon Armitage's latest collection simply because I couldn't justify parting with fifteen quid - so I bought yours instead.
Best wishes from Simon R Gladdish