Lifesaving Poems: Margaret Avison’s ‘Twilight’

Twilight Three minutes ago it was almost dark.Now all the darkness is in theleaves (there are no morelow garage roofs, … More

During the Christmas period I am reposting some old posts from my archive. Wishing all my readers a very happy … More

Twilight Three minutes ago it was almost dark. Now all the darkness is in the leaves (there are no … More

Poetry highlights of 2013

Two readings stood out for me in 2013. The first was at an arts centre in the middle of nowhere … More

August Kleinzahler, 2004 International Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, Opens the 2005 Awards Ceremony My reader is immune to fashion or … More

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