Poetry exhaustion

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

Influences: Hugo Williams

I’m talking about real influence now –Raymond Carver This is the first in a new series of blog posts about people … More

At the start of each academic year, usually when I have known them for a week or so, I make … More

I was very saddened to learn recently of the death of Michael Baldwin, the novelist, poet, writing tutor and former … More

Sometimes I think it’s gone forever -Ken Smith I want to write a poem, Seamus Heaney says, but I have … More