Advent poems 9: Ten Thousand, by Roo Borson

Ten Thousand It is dusk. The birds sweep low to the lake and then dive up. The wind … More

Advent poems 8: On Seventh Avenue South, by Malena Mörling

On Seventh Avenue South Walk more slowly now. You will never again step past the boy who has just … More

Sycamores at Tulse Hill Station The long platform is full. The Sycamores beyond the chain link are moving in … More

An Arab Shepherd is Searching for His Goat on Mount Zion An Arab shepherd is searching for his goat on … More

Final Notations it will not be simple, it will not be long it will take little time, it will … More

A Little Bit About the Soul A soul is something we have every now and then. Nobody has one all … More

In a Time of Peace Inhabitant of earth for fortysomething years I once found myself in a peaceful country. … More

Old Folks Laugh They have spent their content of simpering, holding their lips this and that way, winding … More

Annunciation I was alone at the well. I was doused in shadow and in deed. My yoke lay … More

‘Hello,’ says the book. ‘I’ve missed you.’ ‘I’ve missed you, too,’ I say. I look at the book for a … More

Thank you to the heroic bloggers and poets Josephine Corcoran and Robin Houghton for their recentish posts about their desks. … More

I am delighted to announce that my new book of essays Deck Shoes is now on sale. You can buy it direct … More

Settee in Autumn The leaves change colour and fallon the russet settee. Sticky buds are stuckdown the back of the … More

Paul Brookes at Wombwell Rainbow has posted an interview with me about my reading and writing life, my influences … More

Bike You, who have borne three sons of mine, still bear my weight routinely, transporting me. An odd … More

Dear Friends I am thrilled and delighted to be launching my two new books, The Afterlife (Worple Press) and … More

I am delighted to announce that my new book of poems The Afterlife is now on sale. You can buy it … More

I am delighted to announce that my new book of poems The Afterlife is now on sale. You can buy it … More