I was very saddened to learn recently of the death of Michael Baldwin, the novelist, poet, writing tutor and former … More
Tag: The Arvon Foundation
Lifesaving Poems: Charles Simic’s ‘My Shoes’
It was the best of times. Jean Sprackland and I were tutoring the dream group at Totleigh Barton for a … More
Lifesaving Poems: Kathleen Jamie’s ‘The Way We Live’
Sometimes you do not get a poem, or what a poet is up to, straight away. In the case of … More
Lifesaving Poems: Peter Carpenter’s ‘Nightwatchman’
I met Peter Carpenter in the summer of 2001 at the Arvon Foundation’s Totleigh Barton writing centre. I was at … More
Lifesaving Poems: James Tate’s ‘I am a Finn’
I Am a Finn I am standing in the post office, about to mail a package back to Minnesota, to … More