Addicted to the news

‘Listening to the cricket again?’ says the book. ‘I think I’ll join you.’ ‘What do you mean, ‘again’?’ I say. … More

The next book

‘That thing you mentioned the other day,’ the book says. ‘Is it true?’ ‘What thing?’ I say. ‘About there being … More

The ambition thing

‘How have you been?’ says the book. ‘Fine,’ I say. ‘You?’ ‘Tired,’ says the book. ‘I’m tired.’ ‘Me too,’ I … More

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  Advertisement(after Tim Dooley) State-approved cookery booksin every emporium of food.Information concerning lipidsin dayglo font between speeches. The weather: we … More

On silence, by Jorie Graham

I think I am probably in love with silence, that other world. And that I write, in some way, to … More

Slow Weather -a new poem

I am delighted to have Slow Weather, a new poem published at London Grip New Poetry

Lost poem

I had begun the poem after work one day, on a pad of work-related notes. Get in, get out, I … More

The Arvon effect

When the Arvon student is put in posession of that creative self, which was hitherto inaccessible, two things, in particular, … More

Pencil

I am returning to the pencil. The premise of which remark signifies consciousness that at some point I left the … More

Kenneth Koch on the New York poets

  Being together so much and talking so much and writing poems and showing them to each other so much … More

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

Peter Bourke

  In 1991 we moved to a house in Brixton, south London. Of all our welcomes, that of our neighbour, … More

Laskey

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

Living and breathing Arvon

  ‘I’ve been at the field.’ This, spoken by one of the teachers on last week’s writing residential at Totleigh … 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

A new poem: The Future

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

Giving up writing

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

Guest blog post: On moving on, by Dean Parkin

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