The man kept piling things on

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

A review of Lifesaving Poems

My deep thanks to Maria Taylor, who has written the most lovely appreciation of Lifesaving Poems. Thank you Maria for capturing its … More

Lifesaving Poems has arrived Well, it has finally arrived. The anthology which began life as a blog, which began life as … More

Photograph © Bloodaxe Books Ltd I am delighted to announce that my Lifesaving Poems series of blog posts has now become … More

I am driving to a thing. Not a famous thing, an out of the way thing. A classroom, perhaps. … More

Here are some more of my favourite blogs to read. I have put these together (I love them all) because … More

The Sofas, Fogs and Cinemas I have lived it, and lived it, My nervous, luxury civilisation, My sugar-loving nerves … More

Some of my favourite poetry books of all time are anthologies. Not the headline selections everybody has (and has to … More

Sometimes you do not get a poem, or what a poet is up to, straight away. In the case of … More