Plymbridge: a new pamphlet of poems

I am delighted to announce the publication of Plymbridge, a new pamphlet of poems, with Worple Press. Thank you to … More

The Kevin Jackson Award

I was privileged to meet and work with the late writer and critic Kevin Jackson in 2011. We tutored a … More

I have always believed that poems come into your life when you need them most. (That was … More

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

My first reader was a man called Fergus. A friend of a flatmate at university, I never got to … More

I have so much to be grateful for in 2014. The year began in one of my temporary fits … More

Thanks to the vision and generosity of Jean Sprackland, between 1999-2001 I had the privilege of working with the great … More

I’m grateful to you, you see. I wanted to tell you. –Raymond Carver (‘For Tess’) A kind, wise man once … More

A year ago I published Riddance, a book of poems, with Worple Press. It concerns my diagnosis and experience of cancer … More

Praying MantisThis morning I saw a malepraying mantis beingeaten by his female.I could almost hear hiswild shout of ecstasyas his … More

I wrote here recently about losing my ambition as a writer. In case readers are in any doubt, the stuff … More

8.06 p.m. June 10th 1970poemTom Raworth (from Jumpstart, ed. Cliff Yates, Poetry Society, 1999) As I say in my previous blog post, … More

Saint Francis and the SowThe budstands for all things,even for those things that don’t flower,for everything flowers, from within, of … More