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.

Lifesaving Poems: Myra Schneider’s ‘Goulash’

Goulash A crucial ingredient is the right frame of mind so abandon all ideas of getting on. Stop pedalling, dismount, … More

A few days

The afternoon was drawing to a close when I knew I had hit the wall. On its own terms there … More

This may not work

Since I decided to leave Twitter and abscond from Facebook I have been reminded of some of the guiding principles … More

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. … More

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, … More

Mostly when I’m tired

This is my hard time -Theodore Roethke The mornings I can cope with. Just. Not grabbing my phone before … More

Still in recovery

I knew I was in trouble sometime in July. I just didn’t admit it. I was with friends, one of … More

Noticing again

Day four of the Twitter-fast. By the time you read this, day seven. The first thing I notice is the … More

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, … More

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 … More

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, … More

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 … More

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 … More

Influences: Alan Booth

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

Poets in the audience

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

Writing and silence

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

I quit

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

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 … More