A new poem: The Ring

The Ring for Pete and Ana James And if I said a part of me leapt from a … More

Love Listen -A new poem by Ann Gray

Love Listen Let’s love, listen, take time when time is all we have. Let’s be unafraid to be kind, learn … More

To my cancer

To My Cancer When you left me I did not say goodbye. I kissed you then carried you outside. You … More

Why Andrew Motion is my hero

Andrew Motion is my hero because he set up the Poetry Archive with Richard Carrington. He has nothing left to prove. As … More

Book Review: Of Mutability by Jo Shapcott

Really good books about cancer are rare. Really great books about cancer, the ones that offer new perspectives and … More

Ways With Words: Teachers’ Metalinguistic Understanding of Poetry

This is the powerpoint of the paper I am giving with Debra Myhill at the Writing Across Borders II conference … More

On Cliff Yates’ Poetry Workshop

‘Whenever I work with people – no matter what their age – I try to run a checklist through my mind: are … More

My recent research: Teachers’ metaphors of poetry writing pedagogy

Download now or preview on posterous Teachers’_Metaphors_presentation_Poetry_Matters_Jan_2011.ppt (93 KB) I was pleased to present the attached paper at the ESRC-funded … More

New Research on Teachers’ Conceptualisations of Poetry Writing

via edlinked.soe.waikato.ac.nz My latest research paper is now published in English Teaching: Practice and Critique Volume 9, Number 3, December … More