Mandy Coe’s ‘Let’s Celebrate’ (LentBlog16)

This being a Saturday in Lent, I am reposting a favourite blog post from my archives. See you after the … More

Dark horses: 21 Lifesaving Poems which should be better known

Readers of this blog will know that I make a list at the end of each year showing the most … More

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

The Bath Festivals‘ Write Team was a creative writing project designed to develop pupil confidence and engagement in their learning. The … More

I will forever be grateful to Emma Metcalfe from the Bath Festivals’ Write Team for recommending to me Mandy Coe’s … More

I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More