An interview at Wombwell Rainbow

Paul Brookes at Wombwell Rainbow has posted an interview with me about my reading and writing life, my influences … More

‘Clear of the wheel of myself’: Workshopping Michael Laskey’s ‘Bike’

Bike You, who have borne three sons of mine, still bear my weight routinely, transporting me. An odd … More

I am love with making notes. I makes notes in the morning, at bedtime, in the private places, in meetings, … More

Dear Friends I am thrilled and delighted to be launching my two new books, The Afterlife (Worple Press) and … More

I am delighted to announce that my new book of poems The Afterlife is now on sale. You can buy it … More

Though I know him, his name escapes me. He is really a friend of a friend of a friend, … More

I am delighted to announce that my new book of poems The Afterlife is now on sale. You can buy it … More

In 2014 I was invited by the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival to be their guest blogger. I have added the blog … More

I love this time of year. The city still seems to belong to itself. Mornings are still mornings, not a … More

I write a lot of things down. In part this is because I no longer remember anything. If I do … More

I love this time of year. There is a wonderful Anne Lamott line somewhere about the welcome of the cooler … More

A little taster for you. This is an essay from my forthcoming book Deck Shoes. – I was having … More

– –for Peter and Amanda Carpenter Yesterday a miraculous thing happened. I took delivery of a box containing copies … More

As the holiday season continues I repost this list of various found poems that I have made over the … More

As the summer holiday season takes hold, I am posting an old blog post or two from the archive. See … More

There isn’t much left to be done. The proof reading, the book blurbs (they take longer than the poems), the … More

After what feels like a very long wait since the publication of Riddance in 2012, I am delighted to be publishing … More

Some of you will have seen this blog post before. It is a taster of some of the contents … More