Poems

Why I refuse to have a bucket list

When a poem gets under my skin… and leaves a rash. Some thoughts on William Carlos William’s ‘This Is Just To Say’

Some thoughts on ‘Yes’ by Adrian Mitchell

Some thoughts on Kae Tempest’s poem, ‘For My Niece’, on giving advice to the young and on the futility of pursuing happiness.

Some thoughts on ‘Dancing With Life’ by Shauna Darling Robertson

Some thoughts on ‘Thaw’ by Edward Thomas and on not being a cawing crow any more

Some thoughts on Catechisms and Christina Rossetti’s ‘What Are Heavy?’

Some thoughts on ‘the smell of distance’ and a poem by Eleanor Farjeon

Some thoughts on surfing poetry late at night and a poem by Billy Collins