Guest blog post: Andrew Waterhouse and the seventh syllable, by Helena Nelson

I am delighted to welcome Helena Nelson to continue our series on overlooked poets. Andrew Waterhouse and the Seventh … More

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Some writers influence you through the pull of their imagination on your work, opening up new worlds as you read … More

I think I need the Other Writer much more than they need me. Off the top of my head I … More

Last week I gave up writing. For about a day. I had been given a book by one of my … More

I have been sorting. I have been chucking. It’s been the recurring theme over the last eighteen months. I cleared … More

The book is sitting cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by small scraps of paper. Some have whole sentences on them. … More

‘What are you doing?’ I say. ‘What does it look like?’ the book says. ‘It looks like you are tearing … More

Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotyzing yourself and going over the … More

This is the opening question and answer to an interview with Paul Clyne of Poetry Spotlight, published today. With thanks … More

‘Hullo,’ says the book. ‘I thought you had gone away.’ ‘I lied,’ says the book. ‘What are you going to … More

‘Hullo!’ says the book. ‘Have we been introduced?’ I say. ‘I’m your new book!’ ‘But I haven’t finished the last … More

Padding down the stairs to make my mid-morning coffee, I become aware of a large black bag lying in the … More

This blog would be nothing without its readers. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, made a comment or a … More

When I write, I feel like an armless, legless many with a crayon in his mouth -Kurt Vonnegut A friend … More

One of the great joys of writing this blog in the last year has been to invite some of my … More

I arrive late back at the house. It is already dark. The usual reassuring things are there: unopened mail, the … More

A friend recently asked me if I was writing. I replied, as I always do, saying that it was going … More

A few weeks ago I was writing in my own blog, the great fogginzo’s cobweb, about the way I … More