Lifsaving Lines: Alone, by Tomas Tranströmer

I have been thinking a lot this week about a line from Tomas Tranströmer’s masterpiece, ‘Alone’. (I have also blogged … More

The power of poetry

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

When I began teaching the Year 5 class of children whose work would form the basis of my doctoral … More

The Divine ImageTo Mercy, Pity, Peace, and LoveAll pray in their distress;And to these virtues of delightReturn their thankfulness.For Mercy, … More

I was struck by a remark of Seamus Heaney in an interview he gave some years ago now. He was … More