Lifesaving Lines

Thank you to everyone who has commented to me either publicly or in private about my new series of blog … More

But I’m a poet

The book is in its gardening clothes. ‘I’m going out,’ it says. ‘You’ve let the lawn go again.’ ‘You can’t … More

This blog would be nothing without its readers. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, made a comment or a … More

because of the words and because of the books because of the woman in the anorak at the swimming baths … More

I have so much to be grateful for in 2014. The year began in one of my temporary fits … More

Here are some more of my favourite blogs to read. I have put these together (I love them all) because … More

When Ezra Pound claimed that ‘Poetry is news that stays news’ it is likely he was thinking of Katy Evans-Bush’s Baroque … More

I was asked the other day which poetry blogs I read. Over the next few posts I will be sharing … More