Awful but cheerful

‘Awful but cheerful’ is the final phrase and line of ‘The Bight‘, by Elizabeth Bishop. I’ve always felt that the … More

Badly-lit

I was at a thing. Very rarely for me, it was my own thing, only my second in front of … More

I thought of it before I knew I had remembered it. Just the word ‘then’. Rereading and searching at speed … More

As I try to hold on to beginner’s mind, I recall the practice of falling in love at a moment’s … More

One of the great joys for me this summer was being able to get back to Greenbelt, a festival of … More

As I come back to this blog, I am looking to try and inhabit what Zen practitioners call beginner’s mind. … More

I am delighted to announce the publication of some new poems, which you can find at the links below. Having … More

I was very saddened to learn today that the leading Estonian poet Jaan Kaplinski has died, aged 80, of motor … More

Here is a list of various found poems that I have made over the years. Happy holiday reading and looking … More