At the start of each academic year, usually when I have known them for a week or so, I make … More
Tag: Julia Casterton
The real test of a poem
I was very saddened to learn recently of the death of Michael Baldwin, the novelist, poet, writing tutor and former … More
Lifesaving Poems: Adrienne Rich’s ‘In the Wake of Home’
In 1991 I made the decision to teach part-time so that I could put poetry more at the centre of … More