Brother, genius

One of the central influences on my life is not a poet in the usual sense of the word, … More

When poetry moved underground, by Czeslaw Milosz

When poets discover that their words refer only to other words and not to reality which must be described as … More

One of the great functions of art is to help … More

Here is a quotation from Seth Godin’s The Icarus Deception that I have been meditating on for a while now. I have … More

The funniest thing you will ever read about Elizabeth Bishop (or teaching, or anything else) is Mark Halliday‘s essay Moose … More

Here is a revelation: I did not always adore the work of Frank O’Hara. I had pause to consider why … More

Last week I had the privilege of taking my Primary PGCE English specialists on a trip toLondonfor the final … More