This blog was started as work toward my MRes degree. The content of the blog, together with a commentary and visual artwork were submitted to the University of Brighton and my degree was awarded with distinction. I am currently studying Creative Writing at the University of Chichester. I have decided that this blog should become… Continue reading Moving on
A nest of rag and bone
Originally posted on Freefall:
Reviewing John Burnside’s latest collection Still Life With Feeding Snake earlier this week, I was drawn to two poems that frame the male gaze, ‘Annunciation in Grey and Black’ and ‘Approaching Sixty’. In the latter, the narrator watches a girl in a cafe in Innsbruck as she winds her hair then…
redrafting
Various different and, on the surface, unrelated events have made me think about drafting and redrafting. My thoughts were initially prompted by a decision to write poetry. I have been writing poetry on an occasional and spontaneous basis since I was thirteen years old; starting with no doubt cringe-making teenage angst, and progressing to political… Continue reading redrafting
Transfers, facts, fiction, Fonte, fixtures, finals
Originally posted on The Archers Road End:
Finalists You may have noticed on this blog that I only write something when I really need to, or really feel like it. Three times a season, in most cases. This isn’t because I don’t give a shit – far from it. Take a look at my Twitter…
Politics, poetry
Originally posted on Roy Marshall:
2016 has been a tumultuous year in western politics. Here in the UK the repercussions of referendum result on leaving the European Union are yet to be understood. Then there was the American election result which seems to have come as a shock to so many. There has been much debate on the role of…
Response to Stephen Kinnock MP
Originally posted on Checking Reality:
Dear Mr Kinnock, Following your Tweet to me, I wanted to respond but 140 characters was not enough and I doubt we frequent the same curry houses to have this conversation face to face. As a ‘BAME’ member of the Labour party from a family who have voted Labour for…
Sofa Spotlight – Winter 2016
This is always a good blog to read, but Isabel has introduced me to more new authors than I have time to keep up with through her selections. Highly recommended.
