A day he won’t have

I had bumped into a friend at the cash machine. We greeted each other, as we always do, with a … More

Mind over natter

The YouTube clip below is a recording of a reading I made last week for the University of Exeter Guild … More

As the book might say, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? As the book also might say, I have been … More

One of the touchstones that I would add to those I blogged about last week is a marvellous section from … More

The problem with having had the gleam is that for it to mean anything, work has to ensue. I hate … More

When someone asks me am I working on something, I never really know what to say. I want to answer … More

Just over a year ago I wrote a blog post talking about my ‘tired frame of mind’ and intention to … More

The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we facehorizons and conflicts widerthan ever before, we want our resources,the ways … More

I have walked into the grief. I have walked into brave space, mine and others’. I have sat in … More