Standing up to cancer?

I am not completely stupid. I know celebrity culture is here to stay. As my children frequently remind me, ‘It … More

The fear of poetry -by Muriel Rukeyser

The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we facehorizons and conflicts widerthan ever before, we want our resources,the ways … More

To safe and almost universal silence I published How Far From Here is Home? (Stride) a few days before Christmas in … More

I want to congratulate you on passing this course and achieving QTS in this uniquely difficult and strange year. None … More

Calling all Winning & Highly Commended Foyle Young Poets 2012 – 2019 If you are a young writer who … More

Today I had one of the most precious teaching experiences of my life. Because we are taking strike action … More

Once again I find myself in a place that I hoped never to revisit. In 2018, the union I belong … More

Ann Sansom is one of my all-time favourite people, poets or normal, ever. I count myself fortunate to have worked … More

That isn’t me in the photo, though it could be. A bald man in vaguely sportif clothing trying to take an … More