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…
The blanket
Though you may disappear, you’re not forgotten hereAnd I will say to you, I will do what I can do…
Climate change grief: some resources
First published on 1st April, 2019 – A week and a half ago I wrote here about my ‘climate change…
Climate Sorrow: A found poem, by Susie Orbach
Climate Sorrow To come into knowing is to come into sorrow. A sorrow that arrives as a thud, deadening and…
On Being Chipper
There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I had been invited to speak.…
Standing up to cancer?
I am not completely stupid. I know celebrity culture is here to stay. As my children frequently remind me, ‘It…
