I'm in the Poetry Spotlight!

I'm delighted to report that Poetry Spotlight is featuring an interview with me today, along with one of the poems from my forthcoming full collection. You can read it by following this link.

While you're there, why not trawl the treasure trove that's gradually accumulating on the site? Paul Clyne is curating excellent pieces on a wide range of poets such as Fiona Sampson, Alison Brackenbury, Richie McCaffery, Fiona Moore and Sheenagh Pugh, to name but a few.

Poetry Spotlight: poets and their poems

The emergence of Poetry Spotlight is one of the most interesting recent developments in U.K. poetry on the internet. The site itself explains one key reason why it's different:

What hopefully sets Poetry Spotlight apart a little from other poetry sites is that all poems featured are accompanied by a short interview with the author. A poem doesn’t appear out of thin air and it’s nice sometimes to learn a bit more about the person who penned it. Turns out they are often as interesting as the writing they produce.

However, there's also a second factor that makes Poetry Spotlight stand out: the quality of the questions. Each interview is underpinned by a knowledge of the featured poet, thus leading to fascinating replies from the interviewees. I especially recommend the piece on Richie McCaffery (see here). Terrific stuff!