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

Happy James Schuyler Day

To celebrate what I now think of as James Schuyler day, I am reposting June 30, 1974. Happy … More

What I love about autumn is the night arriving early. What I hate about autumn is the day leaving even … More

As I have said before, there wasn’t a plan. Which does not mean I don’t feel the luckiest man alive … More

During the Christmas period I am reposting some old posts from my archive. Wishing all my readers a very happy … More

I began the year with two books which helped me slow down and breathe: Christian McEwen’s World Enough and Time and … More

June 30, 1974 for Jane and Joe Hazan Let me tell you that this weekend Sunday morning in the … More

The Bath Festivals‘ Write Team was a creative writing project designed to develop pupil confidence and engagement in their learning. The … More

One of the pleasures of being alive is reading John Ash. Think of a prize-winning poet, someone you think of … More

I first came across ‘Birth of the Foal’ at the recommendation of the great Cliff Yates. He told me he’d been … More

This has already been a memorable year, for I have seen my old friend Cliff Yates twice, both at poetry-related … More

I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More

‘Whenever I work with people – no matter what their age – I try to run a checklist through my mind: are … More