‘So is that your main idea?’ ‘That’s it, yes.’ ‘That people get stuff done out of a social need to … 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.
The whole gang
‘Are you going to do one?’ ‘Who let you in?’ ‘Are you?’ The book has its feet up on my … More
An Angel
An Angel comes to you … More
Guest blog post: Endings and Legacies, by Naomi Jaffa
In terms of my poetry world, 2015 has turned out to be a year of endings and legacies. The Poetry … More
Naomi Jaffa on the legacy of The Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
Don’t miss tomorrow’s guest blog post by Naomi Jaffa, in which she reminisces about two of her favourite poets from … More
Oh, but you love writing!
When I write, I feel like an armless, legless many with a crayon in his mouth -Kurt Vonnegut A friend … More
To my fearless guest bloggers
One of the great joys of writing this blog in the last year has been to invite some of my … More
Guest blog post: Strong Heart Songs, by Jo Bell
Anthony often writes that he is ‘at a Thing.’ I go to Things all the time. Poetry World is full … More
To Michael Laskey
Dear Michael I picked up your book the other day and wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying … More
On reputation (2)
It’s complicated. There I am in the bookshop, the one we all love, looking for a book. No one is … More
On truancy
There is a certain jubilation and truancy at the heart of an inspiration […a] liberation and abundance which is the … More
On reputation
It’s complicated. Say you are out and about and want to buy a cup of coffee. I’m not going there, … More
A review of Lifesaving Poems
I am grateful to Victoria Field of NAWE for reviewing Lifesaving Poems in the current edition of Writing in Education. You can download … More
The return of the book
I arrive late back at the house. It is already dark. The usual reassuring things are there: unopened mail, the … More
Thirteen ways of remembering Ted Hughes
Teachers’ words should not be ‘How to write’ but ‘How to try to say what you really mean’ – which … More
Mowing the lawn with Maura Dooley
‘There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as … More
Thinking allowed?
Photo credit: from Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (p 138) This is a poster presentation I gave at … More
Art is an attitude
Here is a quotation from Seth Godin’s The Icarus Deception that I have been meditating on for a while now. I have … More
Lifesaving Poems 