K563As on most fine summer Sundayswe are breakfasting outside with our books.This morning it is one of the Divertimentikeeps the … 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.
Lifesaving Poems: Jaan Kaplinski’s ‘This morning was cold’
This morning was cold, but it warmed about mid-day.Blue clouds piled up in the north.I came from a meeting – … More
Lifesaving Poems: ‘Prayer’ by Marie Howe
PrayerEvery day I want to speak with you. And every day something more importantcalls for my attention – the drugstore, … More
Lifesaving Poems: Tomas Tranströmer’s ‘Alone’
Alone I One evening in February I came near to dying here. The car skidded sideways on the ice, out … More
Poetry Exhaustion
If you write poetry (and I assume that if you do, you are also actively engaged in reading it), sooner … More
Lifesaving Poems: William Blake’s ‘The Divine Image’ (via Lies Damned Lies)
The Divine ImageTo Mercy, Pity, Peace, and LoveAll pray in their distress;And to these virtues of delightReturn their thankfulness.For Mercy, … More
Lifesaving Poems
I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More
On Martin Stannard and Paul Scholes
‘If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more.’ -Xavi Hernandez (Spain and Barcelona) … More
Love Listen -A new poem by Ann Gray
Love Listen Let’s love, listen, take timewhen time is all we have. Let’s be unafraid to be kind,learn to disregard … More
Why Jamie’s Dream School is not about education
You have to hand it to Jamie Oliver for giving it a go. How he kept so positive confronting all … More
Why Andrew Motion is my hero
Andrew Motion is my hero because he set up the Poetry Archive with Richard Carrington. He has nothing left to prove. As … More
Book Review: Of Mutability by Jo Shapcott
Of Mutability, Jo Shapcott (Faber) Really good books about cancer are rare. Really great books about cancer, the ones that … More
Why initial teacher education needs to stay in universities
What Michael Gove says about trainee teachers having the opportunity to observe and learn from teachers in school is critically important. … More
On Cliff Yates’ Poetry Workshop
‘Whenever I work with people – no matter what their age – I try to run a checklist through my mind: are … More
My poetry books of the year, 2010
I hate end-of-year roundups. But I was so impressed by five books of poetry this year that I felt I … More
Writing and Silence
I love the silence that descends on a classroom full of people who are all engaged in the act of … More
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