The power of poetry

A speech given at the NATE annual conference, June 2014 My early poetic experiences were not ‘poetic’ at … More

Poetry vs 9/11

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

W.H. Auden once said that writers should always be honest, even about their prejudices. So here is my confession: when … More

In February, 1999 I was sitting in a car park with Naomi Jaffa when she asked me what I … More

I I first came across e e cummings’s ‘in Just’ in an anthology, Wordscapes, edited by Barry Maybury (OUP, 1971). … More