An interview with Raymond Carver by Kay Bonetti (1983)

‘You knew how to live in those days’ Peter Sansom Sometime in the early Nineties my friend … More

Meditation on a line by Sherwood Anderson (LentBlog20)

‘I’m trying again. A man has to begin over and over – to try to think and feel only in … More

Fear after Raymond Carver Fear of cancer returning That phone call in the night Fear of Donald Trump Fear … More

There is still no sign of the book. I go for a walk; it is not there. I visit our … More

In the summer of 1986, when he was poetry editor of New Statesman and not long after Writing Home had … More

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

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

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

In preparation for this year’s Aldeburgh Poetry Festival I was asked some questions about my blogging by Festival programmer Dean … More