One of the great joys for me this summer was being able to get back to Greenbelt, a festival of…
In search of beginner’s mind
As I come back to this blog, I am looking to try and inhabit what Zen practitioners call beginner’s mind.…
Some new poems
I am delighted to announce the publication of some new poems, which you can find at the links below. Having…
RIP Jaan Kaplinski
I was very saddened to learn today that the leading Estonian poet Jaan Kaplinski has died, aged 80, of motor…
A list of found poems
Here is a list of various found poems that I have made over the years. Happy holiday reading and looking…
Lone wolf
I am deeply grateful to Hilary Menos and Andy Brodie at The Friday Poem for taking a new poem of…
Writing prompts (blog post ending with a line by Shawna Lemay)
after Shawna Lemay Write a poem about the rain. Or the wind.Write about what you learned at university.Or did not…
Summer reading
To continue this season of not, where I have been reposting old blog posts and links to some others, I…
Summer links from the archive
Here are some links from my archive to keep you going while I summon the energy and wherewithal to get…
