Afterwards

Greenbelt Festival, Friday 23rd August  Outside, it is a very warm 28º. Inside our tented venue the canvass and stage … More

A beautiful thing

‘Hello,’ says the book. ‘I’ve missed you.’ ‘I’ve missed you, too,’ I say. I look at the book for a … More

Kind of to a desk

Thank you to the heroic bloggers and poets Josephine Corcoran and Robin Houghton for their recentish posts about their desks. … More

In service of silence

Shute Festival, 13 September, St Michael’s Church The audience in pews. September sunlight and warmth still in the air, light … More

Where to buy Deck Shoes

I am delighted to announce that my new book of essays Deck Shoes is now on sale. You can buy it direct … More

Workshopping Settee in Autumn

    Settee in Autumn   The leaves change colour and fall on the russet settee. Sticky buds are stuck … More

On nearly going back to Twitter

I nearly went back on Twitter the other day. Not once, but several times. One of my very lovely relatives … More

An interview at Wombwell Rainbow

  Paul Brookes at Wombwell Rainbow has posted an interview with me about my reading and writing life, my influences … More

‘Clear of the wheel of myself’: Workshopping Michael Laskey’s ‘Bike’

  Bike   You, who have borne three sons of mine, still bear my weight routinely, transporting me. An odd … More