Last week I gave up writing. For about a day. I had been given a book by one of my … More
Category: Andy Brown
The blogs I read (3)
Here are some more of my favourite blogs to read. I have put these together (I love them all) because … More
Gratitude
I’m grateful to you, you see. I wanted to tell you. –Raymond Carver (‘For Tess’) A kind, wise man once … More
Chemo reading
I wrote here recently about losing my ambition as a writer. In case readers are in any doubt, the stuff … More
Lifesaving Poems: Tom Raworth’s ‘8.06 p.m. June 10th 1970’
As I say in my previous blog post, I owe my knowledge of ‘8.06 p.m. June 10th 1970’ to the … More
Lifesaving Poems: Andy Brown’s ‘Prayer/Why I am Happy to be in the City this Spring’
I absolutely love this poem by Andy Brown. I am not sure when I read or heard it first. Possibly … More