On being useless at social media

A colleague of mine said to me at the end of a lecture the other day that she wished I … More

To the Mincing Poets

Last Sunday I attended the last ever group meeting and reading of the Mincing Poets, in Exeter. A classic … More

Photograph © Bloodaxe Books Ltd I am delighted to announce that my Lifesaving Poems series of blog posts has now become … More

Photo: Rob Starling ‘Fishermen’, by Alasdair Paterson, is one of my Lifesaving Poems. I first read it as a new teacher, … More

Thanks to the recommendation of Naomi Jaffa (again) I had the smug pleasure of already knowing the work of Tony … More

I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More