#NaBloPoMo 15 – from the archives: On finding Adélia Prado

She started as a name. There I was, following my nose, minding my own business, trying to ignore all instincts … More

Lifesaving Poems: Ted Kooser’s ‘A Rainy Morning’

A Rainy Morning A young woman in a wheelchair, wearing a black nylon poncho spattered with rain, is pushing … More

Some writers influence you through the pull of their imagination on your work, opening up new worlds as you read … More

I have been sorting. I have been chucking. It’s been the recurring theme over the last eighteen months. I cleared … More

This blog would be nothing without its readers. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, made a comment or a … More

‘Which is why Aldeburgh going is such a disaster. It took years to achieve what they did, years. Of slog, … More

In terms of my poetry world, 2015 has turned out to be a year of endings and legacies. The Poetry … More

Don’t miss tomorrow’s guest blog post by Naomi Jaffa, in which she reminisces about two of her favourite poets from … More

because of the words and because of the books because of the woman in the anorak at the swimming baths … More