‘You knew how to live in those days’ Peter Sansom Sometime in the early Nineties my friend … More
Category: Raymond Carver
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
#NaBloPoMo 11 – Fear
Fear after Raymond Carver Fear of cancer returning That phone call in the night Fear of Donald Trump Fear … More
Cooking in a Bedsitter
There is still no sign of the book. I go for a walk; it is not there. I visit our … More
Hugo Williams
In the summer of 1986, when he was poetry editor of New Statesman and not long after Writing Home had … More
This was just a crow
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More
I have read nothing for months
During the Christmas period I am reposting some old posts from my archive. Wishing all my readers a very happy … More
This was just a crow
During the Christmas period I am reposting some old posts from my archive. Wishing all my readers a very happy … More
On poetry and blogging
In preparation for this year’s Aldeburgh Poetry Festival I was asked some questions about my blogging by Festival programmer Dean … More