Annunciation I was alone at the well.I was doused in shadow and in deed.My yoke lay on the ground, … More
Author: Anthony Wilson
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
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 sonsof mine, still bear my weightroutinely, transporting me. An odd pair: your classic … 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 Climate Sorrow To comeinto knowingis to comeinto sorrow. A sorrowthat arrivesas a thud,deadening and fearful.Sorrowis hardto bear. With … 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
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, the … More
The Year of Living Deeply 26: The skater guy
I hear him before I see him. Sometimes not even that. The proverbial person you could set your clock by. … More
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival blog posts page
In 2014 I was invited by the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival to be their guest blogger. I have added the blog … More
A new guest blog posts page
One of the privileges of writing this blog is inviting others to write guest blog posts. I have collected these … More