Thank you to everyone who stopped by and liked or commented on yesterday’s blog post about the UCU strike action … More
Category: Work
UCU Strike: a list of poems about work
Today was not a normal day of work for me. Instead of teaching my amazing students, I chose to participate … More
The blanket
Though you may disappear, you’re not forgotten hereAnd I will say to you, I will do what I can do … More
Back to school
Every September is the same. I pack a bag for work, set off into the still warm sunshine, and wonder … More
Guest blog post: Poetry and Work, by Shawna Lemay
Poetry and Work I recently took out a book via Interlibrary loan called, The Mind at Work: Valuing the … More
Guest Blog Post: Don’t Think About A White Horse, by Kate Bowles
Don’t Think About A White Horse Coming closer, he turns out to be you – or nearly. Once you … More
Excuses
‘Was it good?’ the book says. ‘Was what good?’ ‘What you’ve been up to,’ the book says. ‘When?’ ‘You know … More
The blanket
Though you may disappear, you’re not forgotten here And I will say to you, I will do what I can … More
Murdering my darling
I have murdered my darling. Like a bird of a certain blue vintage, it is ex, dead, kaput, finished. The … More
Doubt
[S]everal things dovetailed in my mind, & at once it struck me, what quality went to form a Man … More
The poem is cross with me
The poem is not happy. It glares up at me, its eyes spitting fury. ‘How dare you take me in … More
The stationery thing again
My blog post yesterday about the stationery thing provoked more responses than I ever imagined it would. Among the … More
By the way, you live
Dear Anthony I’m writing to let you know what you already know in your bones, as you put it much … More