New poem in 14 magazine

A new poem ‘Self-Portrait as a Green Silk Dress’ has been accepted by 14 magazine (Vanguard Editions) and will be … More

Making visual poems with flowers

I’ve used this blog before as a place to record workshop ideas, so I’m adding a post about some visual … More

My poem ‘A Baby Speaks on his Birthday in an Autumn Garden, 2020’ has been longlisted in this year’s Live … More

I have two new poems coming out in The North magazine, should be very soon. In the same issue, I’ve … More

An end of month blog just to say hello. I’m not blogging much at all but quite often posting a … More

I’ve fallen off the blogging bus and I’m struggling to climb back on. I’m not sure why because it isn’t … More

Saturday and Sunday Saturday was spent driving our son back to his student flat in London. It was the first … More

What a pipsqueak of a month February is. Over in the blink of an eye, or perhaps that’s just me … More

Now that both of our university student children have come to live at home again during the Covid-19 crisis, I’ve … More

Last week started off gloomily with instructions from my local police force – and other police forces – that the … More