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A few days
The afternoon was drawing to a close when I knew I had hit the wall. On its own terms there…
This may not work
Since I decided to leave Twitter and abscond from Facebook I have been reminded of some of the guiding principles…
Lifesaving Poems: Charles Wright’s ‘After Reading Tu Fu, I Go Outside to the Dwarf Orchard’
After Reading Tu Fu, I Go Outside to the Dwarf Orchard East of me, west of me, full summer.…
Let’s love today
Let’s love today, the what we have now, this day, not today or tomorrow or yesterday, but this passing moment,…
Mostly when I’m tired
This is my hard time -Theodore Roethke The mornings I can cope with. Just. Not grabbing my phone before…
Still in recovery
I knew I was in trouble sometime in July. I just didn’t admit it. I was with friends, one of…
Noticing again
Day four of the Twitter-fast. By the time you read this, day seven. The first thing I notice is the…
Climbing up the walls
Or perhaps you’re waiting at the bus stop. You could text someone. But if you said ‘no’ to the text,…
What I have learned about remission
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I…
It’s not about you, it’s me: on saying goodbye to Twitter
What I want is to – to be present. That’s what I’ve learned. I want to strive for presence, now,…
Guest blog post: Writing my way through bereavement, by Sue Hepworth
Writing my way through bereavement I don’t approve of death. I’m with Edna St Vincent Millay: I am not…
Nearly back to normal
The end. That’s what the August Bank Holiday means to me. A stiffer breeze in the mornings. The lawn littered with…
Influences: Alan Booth
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I…
Poets in the audience
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I…
Writing and silence
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I…
I quit
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I…
The woman at the workshop
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I…
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