Laskey

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

The Other Writer

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

I am delighted to announce that Ink Sweat & Tears have published a new poem, The Future, today. With thanks … 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

The Advantages of Learning I am a man with no ambitions And few friends, wholly incapable Of making a … More

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

Recently, I took our 11-year old boy to see the Turners in the National Gallery of Ireland. These 31 watercolours … 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

One of the great functions of art is to help … More

I know I am hardly the first to draw parallels between running and writing. But, for what it is worth, … More

The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we face horizons and conflicts wider than ever before, we want our … More

I am delighted to have Everything I Know of What I Want to Say, a new poem, published on Simon … More