Aldeburgh Poetry Festival blog posts page

In 2014 I was invited by the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival to be their guest blogger. I have added the blog … More

Naomi Jaffa’s ‘Some of the Usual’ (LentBlog28)

Today is Saturday, and as with other Saturdays this Lent I am reposting a favourite blog post from my archive. … More

What I love about autumn is the night arriving early. What I hate about autumn is the day leaving even … More

She started as a name. There I was, following my nose, minding my own business, trying to ignore all instincts … More

Continuing in this mini-series of poems I shared in my reading at the Greenbelt festival last weekend, here is The … More

A Rainy Morning A young woman in a wheelchair, wearing a black nylon poncho spattered with rain, is pushing … More

Some writers influence you through the pull of their imagination on your work, opening up new worlds as you read … More

Continuing the series of guest blog posts on overlooked poets, I am delighted to welcome John Field of Poor Rude … More

I have been sorting. I have been chucking. It’s been the recurring theme over the last eighteen months. I cleared … More