Late February notebook

Aesthetics of Creating Something This doesn’t just happen: It happens to you. Kenneth Koch, from One Train, p.64 ∞ ‘Even … More

February notebook

‘The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to … More

Blind panic when the anthology I am in arrives. The hunt, ever more despairing, for my poem, certain that they … More

[…] you write because you know them not because you understand them because you don’t you are … More

Barely any bird-life since the gales. A robin’s song this morning, from behind the curtains. And yesterday one tiny blue … More

Two successes I can claim as a parent: they both love music and football (even if one of them supports … More

Why did I write it down? In order to remember. Of course, but exactly what was it I wanted to … More

At the start of each academic year, usually when I have known them for a week or so, I make … More

An event of this magnitude Overshadows the destruction of the Berlin Wall And the troubles in the Caucasus. –Robert Rehder, … More