Open letter to Arthur Frank (on reading At the Will of the Body)

Dear Arthur Frank I’m writing to say thank you for your extraordinary book At the Will of the Body. It is … More

The fear of poetry -by Muriel Rukeyser

The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we facehorizons and conflicts widerthan ever before, we want our resources,the ways … More

In 1991 I made the decision to spend more of my time concentrating on the thing that fulfilled me … More

I have walked into the grief. I have walked into brave space, mine and others’. I have sat in … More

Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. … More

I am delighted to announce that Matthew Stewart of Rogue Strands has written a generous review of The Afterlife, the … More

Here are my most popular blog posts of 2019. As you will have seen, I am taking a brief sabbatical … More

In Praise of Darkness Old age (the name that others give it) can be the time of our … More

Tomorrow is Sunday 1st December, the start of Advent. Each day during December I am going to post a … More