On Not Being Anthony Wilson I haven’t always been Anthony Wilson. For a long time I wasn’t even Anthony. I … More
Tag: Lawrence Sail
On not having cancer
On certain afternoons I am certain it has come back. A twinge in my right side, where the pain … More
Just another Wednesday
Days Each one is a gift, no doubt, mysteriously placed in your waking hand or set upon your forehead moments … More
Don’t clap
I once heard Andrew Motion give a poetry reading at a day-conference for teachers, writers and writers in education. There … More
Gratitude
I’m grateful to you, you see. I wanted to tell you. –Raymond Carver (‘For Tess’) A kind, wise man once … More
Lawrence Sail’s love
The Lack of You Level as any water, constant as clock-time,the lack of you has occupied the house.It is an … More
When one poet rescues another poet
Deep Third Man(poem for a retired wicket-keeper)That leg-side stumping of yourshangs safe in the memory(if not of the man you … More
Lifesaving Poems
I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More
