Lifesaving Poems: WN Herbert’s ‘The Black Wet’

Continuing in this mini-series of poems I shared in my reading at the Greenbelt festival last weekend, here is The … More

Poetry highlights of 2014

I have so much to be grateful for in 2014. The year began in one of my temporary fits … More

When Ezra Pound claimed that ‘Poetry is news that stays news’ it is likely he was thinking of Katy Evans-Bush’s Baroque … More

I was asked the other day which poetry blogs I read. Over the next few posts I will be sharing … More

I love watching poets having fun. Think of Don Paterson shooting the breeze with Bill Herbert in the South Bank … More

W.H. Auden once said that writers should always be honest, even about their prejudices. So here is my confession: when … More