I’ve been thinking of Anne Lamott’s line in Bird by Bird recently, where she talks about the writing life not…
James Schuyler at 100: from ‘Canticle’, by Chrissy Williams
Thank you to Chrissy Williams for contributing the stunning opening of her poetic response to James Schuyler’s ‘Hymn to Life’,…
On publishing and Christmas
I don’t make new year’s resolutions. I used to, but not any more. It’s not that I don’t want to…
James Schuyler at 100: ‘Schuyler and Mitchell’, by Tamar Yoseloff
Thank you to Tamar Yoseloff for contributing this fourth post in celebration of James Schuyler’s centenary. In Paris last year,…
Advent meditation, 11 December 2023
On publishing This year I published a book of poems. It is about grief, love and anger. It seems to…
Advent meditation, 2 December 2023
On waiting I grew up in a house where we were not encouraged to talk about our accomplishments. (I blame…
James Schuyler at 100: ‘The pure pleasure of / Simply looking …’, by Pam Thompson
Thank you to Pam Thompson for contributing this third post in celebration of James Schuyler’s centenary. James Marcus Schuyler was…
James Schuyler at 100: ‘The Crystal Lithium’, by William Johnson
Thank you to William Johnson for contributing his insightful reading of James Schuyler’s poem ‘The Crystal Lithium’, the second in…
James Schuyler at 100: The Bluet, by Ailsa Holland
Thank you to Ailsa Holland for contributing this first blog post in honour of James Schuyler’s centenary. James Schuyler’s ‘The…
In memory of Sue Dymoke
My dear friend and colleague, the poet, teacher and academic Sue Dymoke has died. Though she had been ill for…
The Wind and the Rain
I am delighted to announce the publication of The Wind and the Rain, with Blue Diode Publishing. Thank you to…
The Wind and the Rain is coming
Next month I will publish my sixth collection of poems, The Wind and the Rain, with Blue Diode Publishing. I…
Launching The Wind and the Rain
I am delighted to announce that I will be launching my new collection, The Wind and the Rain, published by…
The poetry of Gianluca Vialli
The great Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli has died, and I am sad. He was 58 and had…
James Schuyler: Centenary year celebrations
Open call for guest blog posts celebrating the life and work of James Schuyler This November, we celebrate the centenary…
On having allies
I once heard a senior British poet warming to a riff during a reading on the topic of the acknowledgements…
What you read in 2022
Here are the blog posts from 2022 that you read most often Lifesaving Lines: The Death of Fred Clifton, by…
Advent meditation 3
This time last year, I had begun a third period waiting for a response to a new manuscript of poems.…
Lifesaving Poems 