Advent poems 23: BC – AD, by U A Fanthorpe

BC – AD This was the moment when Before Turned into After, and the future’s Uninvented timekeepers presented arms. … More

The most popular Lifesaving Poems of 2015

Here is a list of the most-read Lifesaving Poems during 2015: Mary Oliver, The Journey UA Fanthorpe, Atlas Ted Hughes, … More

Heaven on Earth Now that it is night, you fetch the wash from outer space, from the frozen … More

Here are the most read Lifesaving Poems of 2014. For the first time I have been able to compare last … More

I began writing the Lifesaving Poems posts in May, 2011. Below is a list of the twenty most popular poems … More

These are the most read Lifesaving Poems posts of 2013. Mary Oliver, ‘The Journey’ I first read this on … More

Rondeau Redouble There is so little left. The room is bare. She’ll strip his sheets and blankets by and … More

I heard ‘Atlas’ before I read it. I was in a tiny, tardis-like medieval church, at a rather posh wedding … More