I knew these woods very well growing up in this corner of Lichfield; a time when very few visited them, being then fully fenced off. Part of the woods found their way into my poem ‘Sonata’ a few years ago. Lovely to see and hear them in this brief, captured moment.

Goodness—what a wonderfully arresting & truly beautiful new carol from Cheryl Frances-Hoad! Stunning! #NineLessons #NewMusic

A short🧵on prose-poetry:
This is a page from proofs of JA Baker's The Peregrine (1967), marked up by Baker himself.
It's an extraordinary self-analysis.
He marks & counts stressed (\) & unstressed (u) syllables: 57.8% stressed!
He tallies metaphors, similes & verbs: 15.7% verbs!

Looking forward to hearing about Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke, and Ivor Gurney at our event at Gloucestershire Heritage Hub and online
on Sat. 14th Oct. Contributors include
Matthew Oates Vincent Trott and Philip Lancaster
Full details at dymockpoets.org.uk

Grateful thanks to FinziFriends, Gavin Roberts, Angus Meryon, and Katharine Towers 🍃 for a wonderful coming-together of poetry & music. It was such a lovely day of conversation & music-making, and very good to meet Kathy for the first time. A bit stressful at moments, but a joy!

...and my first meeting as incoming GE! I'm looking forward to seeing the Elgar Complete Edition to its end over the next few years.

It’s tomorrow! Do join us if you can for words and music. Philip Lancaster Gavin Roberts

Tomorrow I shall be nr Gloucester, singing Finzi, Howells & Gurney, and in conversation with poet Katharine Towers about her new Finzi-inspired book. It shd be a good day—in spite of hideous weather in prospect. You can't have it all!
finzifriends.org.uk
#poetry #EnglishMusic

I haven't had the space of mind to be able to write much, if anything, for a few years. Just occasionally, though, I revisit old drafts and try to tease them on. This is one that sometimes feels more present than others. #poetry

Calling choral conductors/librarians: I’ve got some old stock of choral compositions I’d like to shift. They’re deadweight on my shelves. “Prices slashed! Everything must go!” Interested? Please DM or email my agents grovesartists.com

I felt very privileged to be singled out with Elgar and James McMillan on Trinity Cambridge’s new anthems disc for my Come out Lazar in the BBC Music Magazine reviews. It is an extraordinary performance!

Excited! Philip Lancaster and Gavin Roberts include Finzi Trust rarities in their programme THIS Saturday Sep 9. Incl Carol - a setting of Gurney based on the movt from the 5 Bagatelles Full details finzifriends.org.uk Talk 11.30 Recital 2.00 St Andrew’s Churchdown Glos. Join us!

Hear some of my 'Encroaching Shadows' for piano, this lunchtime, in Harrow!

Excited to perform in London Nocturnes by A.Lasko & L. Hackett' from fresh of the press book '22 Nocturnes for Chopin' by women composers LdnClassicalConcerts on 31/8 12.30,St.John's Church Sheepcote Rd, Harrow, London EVC Music #liliboulanger
Philip Lancaster #gillianwhitehead
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