Working the room

‘So is that your main idea?’ ‘That’s it, yes.’ ‘That people get stuff done out of a social need to … More

On truancy

There is a certain jubilation and truancy at the heart of an inspiration […a] liberation and abundance which is the … More

In the rift between what is going to happen and whatever we would wish to happen, poetry holds attention for … More

I found two blog posts especially moving in the aftermath of last week’s attacks in Paris, both by the same … More

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

I have been thinking a lot recently about final lines of poems. I’ve always been fond of Seamus Heaney’s comment about … More

The funniest thing you will ever read about Elizabeth Bishop (or teaching, or anything else) is Mark Halliday‘s essay Moose … More