Something’s come up

‘I love this time of year. Easter, the Masters. My birthday.’ ‘Does that mean we can expect the traditional order … More

Poetry exhaustion

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

Here are some more of my favourite blogs to read. I have put these together (I love them all) because … More

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

The Book of Things, Ilhan Berk (Salt, 2009), trs. George Messo Open me anywhere § Slugs Pilot Hi V5, … More

As I wrote in my recent post, I chose to call this series Lifesaving Poems because I actually believe … More

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