The mighty dead

On #R4Today some of the BBC's best known voices will offer their favourite poems of #comfortandhope. Here @CliveMyrieBBC … More

Advent poems 12: Borders, by Peter Carpenter

Borders Ground Floor between Fiction and Poetry. The second time in as many days. It comes at me. … More

As the summer holiday season takes hold, I am posting an old blog post or two from the archive. See … More

After what feels like a very long wait since the publication of Riddance in 2012, I am delighted to be publishing … More

After what feels like a very long wait since the publication of Riddance in 2012, I am delighted to be publishing … More

Towards the end of my treatment for cancer in 2006 I had one of the most profound conversations of … More

‘To tell you the truth, it’s been shattering. But kind of amazing, as well.’ ‘You never said. You never said. … More

Now that we might finally be getting one, I found myself wondering recently how many of my Lifesaving Poems choices were about … More

I am delighted to have a new poem, ‘Sunlight’, for my dear friend Peter Carpenter, published at The Stare’s Nest. … More