The poem is cross with me

The poem is not happy. It glares up at me, its eyes spitting fury. ‘How dare you take me in … More

Paying attention

Readers of this blog will know I have been thinking a lot about stationery recently. (Actually, that is something of … More

My blog post yesterday about the stationery thing provoked more responses than I ever imagined it would. Among the … More

I treated myself to Seth Godin‘s newish book The Icarus Deception recently. It is both dense and light, profound and easy to … More

Sometimes you do not get a poem, or what a poet is up to, straight away. In the case of … More

Here is a revelation: I did not always adore the work of Frank O’Hara. I had pause to consider why … More

Photo Credit: Tatiana Wilson You make the thing because you love the thing and you love the thing because someone … More