Breathing Space July The man who lies on his back under huge trees is also up in them. He … More
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Inside Lifesaving Poems 3
As I have said before, there wasn’t a plan. Which does not mean I don’t feel the luckiest man alive … More
On reading poetry to dying people
I want to live – Sharon Olds The most intense reading group I ever belonged to wasn’t really a reading … More
Foal Failure
I first came across ‘Birth of the Foal’ at the recommendation of the great Cliff Yates. He told me he’d been … More
Lifesaving Poems: Tomas Tranströmer’s ‘Alone’
It was a real treat to read Paul Batchelor’s concise and enthusiastic review of Tomas Tranströmer’s New Collected Poems in … More