Rogue Strands

Not judgemental, but curious, observational and slightly concerned, this post will tackle the growing question of submission caps. By submis...

On top of my forthcoming readings in London, St Albans and Bedford (see previous post), I'm now delighted to announce an additional even...

Right, so I’ve got three in-person readings coming up. The details are as follows: Saturday 28 th Feb. Guest Poet at Ver Poets in St Albans...

✅George Szirtes ✅Christopher Reid ✅Jemma Borg ✅Katharine Towers   I can't quite believe we've brought this stunning line-up together...

Endings to poems that tap it into an open goal seem to me far less interesting than ones that bend it into the top corner when the keeper wa...

The book knows that, just like humans, it's destined to be born and die alone. But it also knows (again, just like humans) that it would...

Faction (n). A blend of fact and fiction that transforms anecdote into craft and then art.