http://janicefixter.com Tall Lighthouse Poet and writer Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:48:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Janice Fixter was born in Kent and has lived in South East London ever since. She has a BA in psychology from London University (Goldsmiths College) and a MA in Creative Writing, the Arts and Education and a D.Phil. in Creative Writing (poetry) from Sussex University. Janice has been writing poetry ... http://janicefixter.com/hello-world Janice's poetry collection a kind of slow motion is available from tall-lighthouse www.tall-lighthouse.co.uk price £7 ISBN 978-1-904551-30-0 Wing Beats: British Birds in Haiku published by Snapshot Press price £15.99 Hardback: 320 pages ISBN 978-1-903543-24-5 http://janicefixter.com/events Húsavík Notes The last whale-watching boat left Saturday. No sight now of orca or minke. It’s rain until March and the whales have left for warmth. Glacial melt seeps south. Dip your toes in the ocean. It’s a dare. Needles of cold, a burning which lets you know you’re alive. We feel the compass pull, magnetic north and its brittle sky, ... http://janicefixter.com/prognosis