The blogs I don’t read (LentBlog8)

When I began blogging almost ten years ago, I felt as though I had been let into the shiny, sugar-scented … More

My stats

This isn’t about numbers, but my relationship with them. It isn’t about giving you a figure. (By the time you … More

This is the opening question and answer to an interview with Paul Clyne of Poetry Spotlight, published today. To read … More

Here is a list of the most-read Lifesaving Poems during 2015: Mary Oliver, The Journey UA Fanthorpe, Atlas Ted Hughes, … More

because of the words and because of the books because of the woman in the anorak at the swimming baths … More

In preparation for this year’s Aldeburgh Poetry Festival I was asked some questions about my blogging by Festival programmer Dean … More

With the exception of some posts about poets featured at this year’s Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, I am going to … More

It all started with two remarks, one by a friend, the other by a stranger at work. ß The friend’s … More

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

When Ezra Pound claimed that ‘Poetry is news that stays news’ it is likely he was thinking of Katy Evans-Bush’s Baroque … More