In January I had an idea for an article about the poems that we carry with us. By 'we', I meant my Dad and me, first and foremost. I was spending a lot of time then up and down on the train to Norwich to visit him in his care home, where I would usually … Continue reading Cargoes – on teachers and their poem-hoards: article for ‘Poetry Wales’
I'm delighted to have a poem published in a new Faber anthology, Family Lines, edited by Simon Armitage and Rachel Bower. It's Muscle Memory, a poem inspired by a Christmas Eve service in Norwich Cathedral which I took my Dad to not long after he had moved into a care home. My Dad has always … Continue reading Family Lines
It was a dream come true to have the opportunity to read and talk about three poems from The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning on BBC Radio 4's The Verb, hosted by Ian McMillan, and alongside guests Fiona Benson, Boo Hewerdine and Yvonne Lyon. The show is available on BBC Sounds, and also as a … Continue reading Fathers, witches and things that fall out of books: The Verb, with Ian McMillan