Guest blog post: Ted Walker – An Appreciation, by Mike Ferguson

Today marks the start of a new series of guest blog posts on overlooked poets. With thanks to Mike Ferguson…

New year letter

Dear Ant Well done for making it to the end of another year and the start of a new one.…

Here is a list of the most-read Lifesaving Poems during 2015: Mary Oliver, The Journey UA Fanthorpe, Atlas Ted Hughes,…

This blog would be nothing without its readers. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, made a comment or a…

‘So you’re not going to write about it?’ ‘I’ve been writing about it for years. Two whole books of it!…

‘To tell you the truth, it’s been shattering. But kind of amazing, as well.’ ‘You never said. You never said.…

‘Which is why Aldeburgh going is such a disaster. It took years to achieve what they did, years. Of slog,…

‘It’s even true of Ted Hughes.’ I look across at the book, whose head is now slumped on my desk,…

‘So is that your main idea?’ ‘That’s it, yes.’ ‘That people get stuff done out of a social need to…

‘Are you going to do one?’ ‘Who let you in?’ ‘Are you?’ The book has its feet up on my…

An Angel comes to you …

In terms of my poetry world, 2015 has turned out to be a year of endings and legacies. The Poetry…

Don’t miss tomorrow’s guest blog post by Naomi Jaffa, in which she reminisces about two of her favourite poets from…

When I write, I feel like an armless, legless many with a crayon in his mouth -Kurt Vonnegut A friend…

One of the great joys of writing this blog in the last year has been to invite some of my…

Anthony often writes that he is ‘at a Thing.’ I go to Things all the time. Poetry World is full…

Dear Michael I picked up your book the other day and wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying…

It’s complicated. There I am in the bookshop, the one we all love, looking for a book. No one is…