Final Notations it will not be simple, it will not be long it will take little time, it will … More
Tag: Adrienne Rich
Craving silence
‘So I was thinking,’ the book says. ‘Going anywhere nice for Christmas?’ ’Do you want a lift somewhere?’ I say. … More
UCU Strike Poems 12 – Diving into the Wreck, by Adrienne Rich
Diving into the Wreck First having read the book of myths, and loaded the camera, and checked the edge of … More
#NaBloPoMo 17 – Coffee? (meditation on a blog post by Josephine Corcoran)
If you came round for coffee these days you’d be offered decaff. Doctor’s orders, I’d say. And against my better … More
Some found poems
Recently I have featured prose writing by various writers, reshaping them in the form of found poems. Annie Dillard on … More
One of the great functions of art -by Adrienne Rich
One of the great functions of art is to help … More
It’s not about you, it’s me: on saying goodbye to Twitter
What I want is to – to be present. That’s what I’ve learned. I want to strive for presence, now, … More
Lifesaving Poems: Adrienne Rich’s ‘In the Wake of Home’
In 1991 I made the decision to teach part-time so that I could put poetry more at the centre of … More