To safe and almost universal silence I published How Far From Here is Home? (Stride) a few days before Christmas in … More
Tag: poetry workshops
Workshopping Settee in Autumn
Settee in Autumn The leaves change colour and fall on the russet settee. Sticky buds are stuck … More
The woman at the workshop
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More
The woman at the workshop
I am at a thing. Not a famous thing, but an important one nevertheless. People are there, people you and … More
Teaching paying attention
Lately I have been pondering the practice of paying attention, vis-à-vis my habit of keeping a notebook to capture impressions, … More
Bringing each other to perfection
One of the most powerful performances on my old Faber cassette tape of Ted Hughes reading his poems is ‘Bride … More
Lifesaving Poems: Sean O’Brien’s ‘Before’
To safe and almost universal silence I published How Far From Here is Home? (Stride) a few days before Christmas in … More
Making Poetry Matter
In 2007 Sue Dymoke, Andrew Lambirth and I got together and decided we were going to apply to the ESRC … More
My Hero: Michael Laskey
Photo: Derek Adams Some writers influence you through the pull of their imagination on your work, opening up new worlds … More