I have just come back from the Greenbelt Festival where I was delighted to give a talk about writing poetry … More
Category: Writing
Lifesaving Poems: Mandy Sutter’s ‘Caring for the Environment’
Caring for the EnvironmentIn Wonderland, they say ‘Drink Me’but in Leeds they shoulder the bin asidesaying ‘Take me to the … More
Lifesaving Poems: Jean Sprackland’s ‘The Birkdale Nightingale’
The Birkdale Nightingale(Bufo calamito – the Natterjack toad)On Spring nights you can hear themtwo miles away, calling their matesto the … More
