Tag Archives: poetry
Another year over
It’s the Winter Solstice – 21st December – as I begin to write this, as deep into winter as you can get before the pendulum swings back towards the light of spring. This year has been another strange one, often challenging, heartbreaking, joyous. We’ve welcomed new members to the family and sadly bade others farewell. […]
To the lighthouse!
Last weekend we went on one of our long family walks to Black Nore Lighthouse, which you may know is how the online journal I launched in January got its name. The walk got me thinking (as walks often do) how much I’m enjoying being an editor again after a break of about four years. […]
Finest: Rose Cook – “On Love and Aviation”
An airborne poem this week by Devon-based poet and photographer Rose Cook.
News and a photo of a small dog
An update on the whereabouts of my next book and news about a forthcoming feature on my blog.
The sky is cracked – Sarah L Dixon
A few thoughts on Sarah L Dixon’s debut pamphlet, ‘The sky is cracked’ (Half Moon Books).
Another year
When I sat down to write this latest blog update, I did so thinking that 2017 has been a quiet year for me as a writer, but it was actually anything but! In terms of writing, I haven’t spent anything like enough time on new work – the vast majority of the poems I’ve drafted […]
DIY – the punk ethic
A few pointers for anyone considering setting up their own online literary journal.
Next steps
Generally speaking, 2016 has been denounced as a rubbish year all round. The world lost a veritable cohort of famous people (I’ll miss Victoria Wood and Caroline Aherne the most), the UK voted to leave the EU and Donald Trump won the US Presidential Election. Not great, I’ll agree. But for me personally, 2016 was […]
‘Routines’ – Keith Hutson (Poetry Salzburg)
A review of Keith Hutson’s debut poetry pamphlet, ‘Routines’.
Ben Banyard 