At the teach out

Today I had one of the most precious teaching experiences of my life. Because we are taking strike action … More

Saying goodbye

It’s a funny feeling, almost new each time I experience it, an anticipation of loss that is somehow fresh and … More

The Class to the Class of 2014 after Raymond Carver The class with beautiful scarves The class who learned … More

8.06 p.m. June 10th 1970poemTom Raworth (from Jumpstart, ed. Cliff Yates, Poetry Society, 1999) As I say in my previous blog post, … More

I first came across ‘Birth of the Foal’ at the recommendation of the great Cliff Yates. He told me he’d been … More