after Shawna Lemay Write a poem about the rain. Or the wind.Write about what you learned at university.Or did not … More
Tag: Being a Writer
Mind over natter
The YouTube clip below is a recording of a reading I made last week for the University of Exeter Guild … More
Head. Space.
As the book might say, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? As the book also might say, I have been … More
The blank space
Dear Friends Like the closed down (but still creative) shop window of Top Shop I saw on an early morning … More
The bombed cathedral
One of the touchstones that I would add to those I blogged about last week is a marvellous section from … More
Leap before you look
The problem with having had the gleam is that for it to mean anything, work has to ensue. I hate … More
The gleam
When someone asks me am I working on something, I never really know what to say. I want to answer … More
On ‘Goodbye to being a poet’
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 -by Muriel Rukeyser
The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we facehorizons and conflicts widerthan ever before, we want our resources,the ways … More
