Looking back
I have now posted for the last time to the 2013 Aldeburgh Poetry Festival blog. Thanks to The Poetry Trust …
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Into Dust – Jean Sprackland’s Sleeping Keys
Yves Marchand’s and Romain Meffre’s photographs of Detroit ended my day at lunchtime. The Sunday supplement they were selling printed …
The Forward Arts Foundation’s Young Judges Competition
The trouble at mill back at UK education HQ’s been widely publicized. Sweeping changes are afoot across the curriculum, and …
Since the wall fell
Here’s the latest instalment of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival blog.
Pamphlet power
If you’re accessing the Aldeburgh Festival blog through my personal blog, then I’ll keep posting links to it here. This …
Why spoken word poetry matters
Last night’s readings by Olivia McCannon, Katha Pollitt and Robin Robertson plumbed the depths and heights of the …
Alison Brackenbury’s Bath cubes on the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Blog
I’ve been writing little close readings of poems by the poets featuring in the twenty-fifth Aldeburgh Poetry Festival since August, …
Living Doll – Robin Robertson’s Hill of Doors
For reasons of economy, our hair was cut in the kitchen with a bowl and scissors. Well, until a slip …
Terrance Hayes’ Friday: Poem on the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Blog
The Poetry Trust’s Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Blog has updated with my close reading of Terrance Hayes’ Friday: Poem, and you can find the …
Tasting Notes – poems by Matthew Stewart
Matthew Stewart’s excellent pamphlet, Tasting Notes, has now been professionally produced as a short film. One of Matthew’s hopes was …
Poor Rude Lines 