Another look at Tranströmer’s ‘Alone’

Another look at Tranströmer’s ‘Alone’

I have been thinking a lot recently about Tomas Tranströmer’s poem ‘Alone’. When I first read it I was taken … More

The poets I go back to

The poets I go back to

Colin Mallett, Sculptor The poets I go back to This article first appeared in the North magazine, in November 2007. … More

Lifesaving Poems: Michael Laskey’s ‘Bike’

Lifesaving Poems: Michael Laskey’s ‘Bike’

Now that we in Britain have started to think of ourselves as the greatest cycling nation since dinosaurs roamed the … More