On not tweeting: Open letter to Twitter

And what will I miss? Her cruelty, her unfaithfulness Her fun, her love, her kiss, part company The Go-Betweens, Part … More

The Year of Living Deeply 22: James Schuyler’s consistency

What I love about James Schuyler is coming across poems I have not found before and finding in them the … More

Here are my most frequently-read blog posts of 2018, according to my WordPress stats. First, from the Lifesaving Poems … More

Next year is going to be a big year for me. I am going to have two new books out … More

‘What’s wrong?’ says the book. ‘Nothing,’ I say. ‘Liar.’ ‘Am not.’ ‘Are.’ ‘Aren’t.’ ‘Pants on fire. You’re hopeless. You should … More

There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I had been invited to … More

One of the signs of my anxiety is when I start to look obsessively at stationery blogs. I adore NCIS. … More

The way I found out, just as with my diagnosis, was via a segment of a conversation about other things. … More

The Advantages of Learning I am a man with no ambitions And few friends, wholly incapable Of making a … More

The thing about having cancer was that it was pretty obvious what was going on. I had been feeling fairly … More

I was at a thing. There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I … More

Dear Ant Well done for making it to the end of another year and the start of a new one. … More

I am delighted to have a new poem, To Spring, published today at Sarah James’s blog, in With You In … More

Though you may disappear, you’re not forgotten here And I will say to you, I will do what I can … More

The Secret Two girls discover the secret of life in a sudden line of poetry. I who don’t know the … More

Emily Riall will be a new name to many readers of this blog. She was a fine young poet … More