A Call Out for Foyle Young Poets

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

At the teach out

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

It’s a funny feeling, almost new each time I experience it, an anticipation of loss that is somehow fresh and … More

The Curtain Falls Suddenly a life is over – Ends with such serious charades The Dean makes lame quips … More

‘Even the poetic world is social’ (Bakhtin, 1981, 300). This time next week, Saturday 23 June, I will be presenting … More

I went home the other day. I mean home-home, where I was born, and where my parents still live. … More