Rogue Strands

And this morning I sit and savour Tom Duddy's poems yet again, their quiet resonance, their unassuming ability to reveal human truths, t...

Looking back at when I was first hooked by verse, I remember that one of the main, unexpected attractions were the sudden jolts of recogniti...

Most of my favourite poetry is dangerous. It breaks the rules and takes risks. By that, I don't mean that it necessarily undermines metr...

When approaching a book that's been published posthumously, the reviewer must confront inherent difficulties such as how to criticise th...

Smiths Knoll, a long-running U.K.-based poetry magazine, has bitten the dust, and Issue 50 will be the final one. As a sample of its content...

I was deeply saddened yesterday to hear of Tom Duddy's death. He was an exceptional poet and his humanity shone through every line of hi...

When reviewing Tom Duddy's excellent collection, The Hiding Place , a few weeks ago on this blog, I was struck by the subtle, unobtrusiv...

First things first, this book is terrific! Let's start with some background info. The Hiding Place is Tom Duddy’s debut full colle...