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

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

Open letter to Alicia Stubbersfield (LentBlog31)

Dear Alicia I can’t believe it is three years since I got to hang out with you at Totleigh … More

Towards the end of my treatment for cancer in 2006 I had one of the most profound conversations of … More

I was on the phone to a writer friend the other week. In itself this is a rare occurrence: normally … More

I found myself in the position of giving feedback to some writers recently. The writers were teachers who had signed … More

I was having a coffee with a new writer friend the other day. Not having known each other for very … More

I have been thinking a lot recently about Alan Booth, my English teacher from the ages of 11 to 13. … More

Last week saw an important milestone for Teachers as Writers. The CPD/feedback day gave everyone involved in the project – … More

And though I only met you once, your influence on me is massive, or should that be was I don’t … More