Annunciation I was alone at the well. I was doused in shadow and in deed. My yoke lay … More
Author: 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. The Wind and the Rain, my sixth collection of poems, is available now from Blue Diode Publishing. My current research project, funded by the Foyle Foundation, is Young Poets' Stories: https://youngpoetsstories.com/. This blog is archived by the British Library.
Advent poems: A new series starting tomorrow
Tomorrow is Sunday 1st December, the start of Advent. Each day during December I am going to post a … More
A beautiful thing
‘Hello,’ says the book. ‘I’ve missed you.’ ‘I’ve missed you, too,’ I say. I look at the book for a … More
Kind of to a desk
Thank you to the heroic bloggers and poets Josephine Corcoran and Robin Houghton for their recentish posts about their desks. … More
Who are you influencing?
In Mind in Society, his seminal book on learning and thinking, the Russian philosopher and psychologist Lev Vygotsky said this: … More
In service of silence
Shute Festival, 13 September, St Michael’s Church The audience in pews. September sunlight and warmth still in the air, light … More
Where to buy Deck Shoes
I am delighted to announce that my new book of essays Deck Shoes is now on sale. You can buy it direct … More
Workshopping Settee in Autumn
Settee in Autumn The leaves change colour and fallon the russet settee. Sticky buds are stuckdown the back of the … More
On nearly going back to Twitter
I nearly went back on Twitter the other day. Not once, but several times. One of my very lovely relatives … More
An interview at Wombwell Rainbow
Paul Brookes at Wombwell Rainbow has posted an interview with me about my reading and writing life, my influences … More
‘Clear of the wheel of myself’: Workshopping Michael Laskey’s ‘Bike’
Bike You, who have borne three sons of mine, still bear my weight routinely, transporting me. An odd … More
Notebooks are taking over my life
I am love with making notes. I makes notes in the morning, at bedtime, in the private places, in meetings, … More
Climate Sorrow: A found poem, by Susie Orbach
Climate Sorrow To comeinto knowingis to comeinto sorrow. A sorrowthat arrivesas a thud,deadening and fearful.Sorrowis hardto bear. With sorrowcomes griefand … More
Launching The Afterlife and Deck Shoes
Dear Friends I am thrilled and delighted to be launching my two new books, The Afterlife (Worple Press) and … More
The Year of Living Deeply 29: Specs
At a guess I’ve been wearing them somewhere around the last ten years. Not having inherited my father’s genius … More
The Year of Living Deeply 28: The Toffee Crisp Mystery
Phil has been round. I know this because we came home the other night to find a pack of Toffee … More
Where to buy The Afterlife
I am delighted to announce that my new book of poems The Afterlife is now on sale. You can buy it … More
The Year of Living Deeply 27: The briefcase man
Though I know him, his name escapes me. He is really a friend of a friend of a friend, … More
Lifesaving Poems 