What drives you?

‘What drives you?’ ‘I’ve only just woken up!’ I say to the book. ‘Don’t care. It’s morning. Work to be … More

Giving up writing

Last week I gave up writing. For about a day. I had been given a book by one of my … More

I am not sure why I started wearing deck shoes. I am no sailor -I have been on a sailing … More

Thanks to the vision and generosity of Jean Sprackland, between 1999-2001 I had the privilege of working with the great … More

Sometime in the early Nineties I did a very brave thing. I took myself to a poetry reading. I went … More

I am delighted to have two new poems on Josephine Corcoran’s And Other Poems poetry blog. This is where you … More

One of the pleasures of being alive is reading John Ash. Think of a prize-winning poet, someone you think of … More