Cut through

Cut through to what happens when you listen. Cut through to making it happen, listening for it, failing, then doing … More

‘When I read poetry’: in memory of Mark Strand

I am sad because the great American poet Mark Strand has died. Among the tributes to him in the last … More

I am at a thing. Not a famous thing, but an important one nevertheless. People are there, people you and … More

Everyone who enters the stage begins by saying thank you * That silence * Mostly nearly all the time * … More

On the Sunday morning of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival I breakfasted with poets discussing the theme of writing poetry and … More

The opening night of each Aldeburgh Poetry Festival is about young poets stepping into the spotlight and taking the applause … More

By the time you read this I will be far away from here. It has not happened yet, but I … More

Photo credit: Felix Clay, The Guardian Heard I can’t remember a time in my teaching career when there wasn’t … More

I first heard Thomas Lux’s poems before I read them. In the autumn of 2000 I was sent a tape … More

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work … More

Photograph © Bloodaxe Books Ltd I am delighted to announce that my Lifesaving Poems series of blog posts has now become … More

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More

It Is Summer for Months Clothes are skimpy and tans are got without flight bags. We saunter beside a … More

Thanks to the vision and generosity of Jean Sprackland, between 1999-2001 I had the privilege of working with the great … More

Here are the text and ppt presentations of my NATE Conference 2014 keynote speech on The Power of Poetry. PDF … More

I am at a thing. It is my thing, contributing to the thing of others, who I do not know. … More