The most popular Lifesaving Poems of 2015

Here is a list of the most-read Lifesaving Poems during 2015: Mary Oliver, The Journey UA Fanthorpe, Atlas Ted Hughes, … More

Lifesaving Poems: Craig Raine’s ‘Heaven on Earth’

Heaven on Earth Now that it is night, you fetch the wash from outer space, from the frozen … More

Days Each one is a gift, no doubt, mysteriously placed in your waking hand or set upon your forehead moments … More

I began writing the Lifesaving Poems posts in May, 2011. Below is a list of the twenty most popular poems … More

I am in the pub with Rupert. We are talking about planning a thing. It’s definitely going to happen. A … More

I’m grateful to you, you see. I wanted to tell you. –Raymond Carver (‘For Tess’) A kind, wise man once … More

I love watching poets having fun. Think of Don Paterson shooting the breeze with Bill Herbert in the South Bank … More

W.H. Auden once said that writers should always be honest, even about their prejudices. So here is my confession: when … More

Sometime In the early Nineties BBC 2 did a very wonderful thing; it showed a film, an hour and a … More

Like a lot of people I first came across Carol Ann Duffy‘s ‘Words, Wide Night’ as a Poems on the … More