Go well

Anthony Wilson, , ,

 

I have walked into the grief.

I have walked into brave space, mine and others’.

I have sat in silence, listened again and again to Max Richter, and fallen asleep to music on the sofa more times than I can remember.

I have said goodbye.

I have marvelled at the courage we all display each day just to show up and face what needs facing in the minutiae of each moment.

I have tried to stay present.

I have had some great meals.

I have walked into the grief.

And now I am tired.

So I am going to have some time away from blogging for a while, the better to face whatever the autumn brings.

Some old posts from my archive will still appear here each week, for those of you who might still be around over the summer.

 

In the meantime, I say go well, go well and go well, and look forward to seeing you in the autumn.

Published by Anthony Wilson

I am a lecturer, poet and writing tutor. I work in teacher and medical education at the University of Exeter. My anthology Lifesaving Poems was published by Bloodaxe Books in 2015. In 2012 I published Riddance (Worple Press), a collection of poems, and Love for Now (Impress Books), a memoir, about my experience of cancer. My most recent books are Deck Shoes (Impress Books, 2019), a book of prose memoir and criticism, and The Afterlife (Worple Press, 2019). In 2023 I will publish The Wind and the Rain, my sixth collection of poems, with Blue Diode Press. My current research project, with Sue Dymoke from Nottingham Trent University and funded by the Foyle Foundation, is Young Poets' Stories: https://youngpoetsstories.com/. This blog is archived by the British Library.

39 Comments

  2. Have a good break you deserve it ,look forward to reading your posts again in the Autumn. Stay safe and well. Nigel and Jenny.

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  3. Go well too, Anthony, and thank you for all that you give us here. Your words and thoughts are so special and valued. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us. Take care, Maggie.

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  7. Take care Anthony. I’ve been thinking about you a lot, particularly when listening to this wonderful compilation put together by Max Richter. Do you know it?

    Sending love and strength your way. Be gentle with yourself.

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    2. Thank you so much Alisa. I did not know that Max Richter compilation. Am just dipping my toe in now. It’s beautiful! Thank you again for your words and your support. I hope to be gentle with myself, as you say. They mean a lot. Good wishes and thanks as ever, Anthony

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  10. I have recently found your writing, and I just want to say thank you. I am finding so much soul food in your blog, at a time when it’s sorely needed. Much food for thought, space for reflection.

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  12. Take care. I shall look out for more of your blogs in the autumn. They do not fall on deaf ears, quite the opposite. Thank you for them!

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