Poets in the audience

Though I am reading from it, the book is nowhere to be seen. As well as normal people, some poets … More

After the thing

I have finished the thing. People come up to me to say things. It seems to have gone well. While … More

I am at a thing. I have been asked to read a couple of poems. It is not my thing, … More

You’re at a reading, to support a friend. It is not going well. Not your friend, who is quietly stealing … More

The Little Snoring Poetry Group have written to you asking if you would come and read to them some of … More

I once heard Andrew Motion give a poetry reading at a day-conference for teachers, writers and writers in education. There … More

I get to the reading on time. I find a place near the front, so I can get to the … More

Dear Anthony (I will never get used to calling you Tony) Here are some words of advice from your nearing-fifty-year-old … More