I’ve just created my first Squidoo lens, about Writing Poetry. What’s a Squidoo lens? Well it’s easier to show than tell – have a look and let me know what you think.
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Leonard Cohen interview – audio link
The PBS in the United States has an interview with Leonard Cohen for us to listen to. Leonard is his usual deadpan, funny, inimitable self – “We’re all dying of this incurable disease called age”. Umissable.
Poem: ‘The Move’ (Magma 35)
My poem ‘The Move’ appears in Magma 35. I will be reading it at the launch reading next Monday 3rd July. EDIT: It’s now archived on the Poetry Library website.
Oxfam Poetry CD – Essential Listening
Thanks to Todd Swift for organising a terrific reading last Thursday to launch the new Oxfam Poetry CD – we heard Simon Armitage, Wendy Cope, Ruth Padel, Charlie Dark, Patience Agbabi, Jo Shapcott, Peter Finch and Helen Farish all for FREE, with wine thrown in on top! The performances were a showcase of various kinds […]
Review – Brian Henry, Maggie Sawkins (Magma 28)
Here’s my review of Brian Henry’s Graft and Maggie Sawkins’ Charcot’s Pet, which appeared in Magma 28.