Though you may disappear, you’re not forgotten hereAnd I will say to you, I will do what I can do … More
Tag: Depression
On Being Chipper
There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I had been invited to speak. … More
Dear Cancer
Dear Cancer It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Fifteen years, to be precise. To the day. Amazing to realise it … More
Courage
Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. … More
Open letter in memory of John Smith (LentBlog39)
Dear John Smith I was deeply saddened to hear that you died earlier this year in March. I am told … More
Lifesaving Poems: Carrie Fountain’s ‘Poem Without Sleep’
Poem Without Sleep All the things that could happen to the baby came to me last night as I … More
UCU Strike Notebook
A passerby comes up to my group and hands us a brown paper bag. ‘It’s full of flat whites,’ she … More
On Being Chipper
There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I had been invited to … More
Remission anniversary ten
The way I found out, just as with my diagnosis, was via a segment of a conversation about other things. … More
Guest blog post: Andrew Waterhouse and the seventh syllable, by Helena Nelson
I am delighted to welcome Helena Nelson to continue our series on overlooked poets. Andrew Waterhouse and the Seventh … More
Cancer vs. chipper
The thing about having cancer was that it was pretty obvious what was going on. I had been feeling fairly … More
Chipper
I was at a thing. There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I … More
About Maurice
I first met Maurice in the sitting room of a mutual friend, a lifelong Labour supporter, the night after the … More
A new poem in support of Mental Health Awareness Week 2015
I am delighted to have a new poem, To Spring, published today at Sarah James’s blog, in With You In … More
The blanket
Though you may disappear, you’re not forgotten here And I will say to you, I will do what I can … More
Lifesaving Poems: Gerard Manley Hopkins’s ‘No worst, there is none’
I treated myself to Seth Godin‘s newish book The Icarus Deception recently. It is both dense and light, profound and easy to … More