Kenneth Koch on the New York poets

Being together so much and talking so much and writing poems and showing them to each other so much … More

Guest blog post: Andrew Waterhouse and the seventh syllable, by Helena Nelson

I am delighted to welcome Helena Nelson to continue our series on overlooked poets. Andrew Waterhouse and the Seventh … More

In 1991 we moved to a house in Brixton, south London. Of all our welcomes, that of our neighbour, … More

Some writers influence you through the pull of their imagination on your work, opening up new worlds as you read … More

‘I’ve been at the field.’ This, spoken by one of the teachers on last week’s writing residential at Totleigh … More

I think I need the Other Writer much more than they need me. Off the top of my head I … More

I am delighted to announce that Ink Sweat & Tears have published a new poem, The Future, today. With thanks … More

Last week I gave up writing. For about a day. I had been given a book by one of my … More

I am delighted to welcome Chrissy Williams to enthuse about a poet who may be unfamiliar to UK readers. – … More

I have been sorting. I have been chucking. It’s been the recurring theme over the last eighteen months. I cleared … More

At the start of each academic year, usually when I have known them for a week or so, I make … More

I am not sure why I started wearing deck shoes. I am no sailor -I have been on a sailing … More

The book is sitting cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by small scraps of paper. Some have whole sentences on them. … More

‘What are you doing?’ I say. ‘What does it look like?’ the book says. ‘It looks like you are tearing … More

Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotyzing yourself and going over the … More

The Advantages of Learning I am a man with no ambitions And few friends, wholly incapable Of making a … More

This is the opening question and answer to an interview with Paul Clyne of Poetry Spotlight, published today. With thanks … More

Recently, I took our 11-year old boy to see the Turners in the National Gallery of Ireland. These 31 watercolours … More