Twist and reek

For several weeks before Christmas I had these words from Ian McMillan’s peerless ‘Stone, I Presume’ rattling around my head. … More

Lifesaving Lines

Thank you to everyone who has commented to me either publicly or in private about my new series of blog … More

I was very saddened to hear of the death of Brendan Kennelly this week. He had been a long-standing presence … More

I was at a thing. Very rarely for me, it was my own thing, only my second in front of … More

One of the great joys for me this summer was being able to get back to Greenbelt, a festival of … More

As I come back to this blog, I am looking to try and inhabit what Zen practitioners call beginner’s mind. … More

I am delighted to announce the publication of some new poems, which you can find at the links below. Having … More

Here is a list of various found poems that I have made over the years. Happy holiday reading and looking … More

I am deeply grateful to Hilary Menos and Andy Brodie at The Friday Poem for taking a new poem of … More