Workshopping Settee in Autumn

Settee in Autumn The leaves change colour and fall on the russet settee. Sticky buds are stuck … More

Controlling how poetry is read: Michael Rosen in conversation with Marina Boroditskaya, via Modern Poetry in Translation

In the last year, another government initiative has created a compulsory part of the curriculum: learning poetry by heart … More

I was very saddened to learn recently of the death of Michael Baldwin, the novelist, poet, writing tutor and former … More

Damp white imprints dog the feet; snowbound trolley, snowbound street. Her tip of glove to lip and cheek, “Goodbye.” Go. … More

Apart from e e cummings and the genius Anon, one of my chief discoveries in the Voices and Junior Voices series that I … More

Photo: Derek Adams Some writers influence you through the pull of their imagination on your work, opening up new worlds … More