Tuesday 22nd March<\/p>\n
Today is proving itself a vivid illustration of how mixed my working life has become. I find myself moderating an Open University forum on \u2018graduateness\u2019 and how best to enhance it, at (more or less) the same time as I ponder the fact that the next issue of Northwords Now is due to be printed in a few hours. Then a letter flops on to the doormat downstairs and I open to it find that the lovely people at New Writing Scotland wish to publish a poem of mine. So my poor old brain is now trying to juggle
\na\/ the need for the Open University to enhance collaborative learning in on-line environments
\nb\/ the fear that I haven\u2019t sorted all the typographical gremlins and 7,000 copies of a leading literary magazine are about to bear witness to my carelessness
\nc\/ the strange and beautiful juxtaposition of beached boats and a graveyard on Skye.<\/p>\n
I think I need some coffee.
\n(By the way, the poem is about the boats and the graves rather than virtual classrooms or misspelling the name of acclaimed novelists)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tuesday 22nd March Today is proving itself a vivid illustration of how mixed my working life has become. I find myself moderating an Open University forum on \u2018graduateness\u2019 and how best to enhance it, at (more or less) the same … Continue reading