Lifesaving Poems: Mark Strand’s ‘A Morning’

A MorningI have carried it with me each day: that morning I tookmy uncle’s boat from the brown water coveand … More

Lifesaving Poems: Seamus Heaney’s ‘Night Drive’

Night Drive The smells of ordinarinessWere new on the night drive through France;Rain and hay and woods on the airMade … More

I have just come back from the Greenbelt Festival where I was delighted to give a talk about writing poetry … More

BikeYou, who have borne three sonsof mine, still bear my weightroutinely, transporting me.An odd pair: your classic sparelines – elbows, … More

I am a little late in writing these reflections prompted by the tenth anniversary of 9/11. What I want to … More

I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More