I have walked into the grief. I have walked into brave space, mine and others’. I have sat in … More
Tag: Grief
Courage
Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The … More
Do not pass go, do not collect £200
The grief keeps on coming. Though I write from my place of privilege, of safety, it still feels relentless. … More
Living in the layers
The Layers I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I … More
On the Edge
On the Edge After your mother dies, you will learn to live on the edge of life, to brace … More
Practice
Practice To weep unbidden, to wake at night in order to weep, to wait for the whisker on the face … More
Grandmaman
A few words about the piece below. I wrote the first draft of it in 1989, a year after the … More
Dreaming about X
I dreamt about my friend X last night. I don’t think I normally dream about him, and don’t recall having … More
Lifesaving Poems: Ann Gray’s ‘mercifully ordain that we may become aged together’
It was such a privilege to read from the cornucopia of talent assembled in Lifesaving Poems at the Greenbelt Festival over … More
