Lifesaving Poems: Sean O’Brien’s ‘Before’

BeforeMake over the alleys and gardens to birdsong,the hour of not-for-an-hour. Lie still.Leave the socks you forgot on the clothesline.Leave … More

To safe and almost universal silence I published How Far From Here is Home? (Stride) a few days before Christmas in … More

The poets I go back to

Colin Mallett, Sculptor The poets I go back to This article first appeared in the North magazine, in November 2007. … More

Andrew Neilson has reviewed Riddance in Magma poetry magazine. He describes it as a ‘a moving, often harrowing, book, while also … More