My deal with Michael Foot
So Michael Foot, the former leader of the Labour Party, has died at the age of 96. The British press is giving him the kind of respectful obituaries that he deserved and his memory should be honoured by all of…
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Writing poetry is a job for grown ups
A few days ago I had another poem accepted for publication. I was obviously really pleased. I have only been sending material off to publishers since last September and this new success makes it seven poems published since then. I…
Lord Ashcroft and his Belize Lies
Ladies and Gentlemen from overseas, here’s a story about British politics which you might find amusing. Especially if you are citizens of that lovely country Belize that borders Mexico and is the only South American nation in the British Commonwealth.…
Spring is late this year
The last weekend in February arrived and I was determined to do all my February jobs in the appropriate month even though the forecast was for torrential rain on Sunday. So on Saturday, I went out to do my whole…
Book Poetry meets Performance Poetry down the pub
I had my first proper gig poetry reading last night but luckily I didn’t have to go very far in the rain – just round the corner from my house to the Lewes Arms pub where, upstairs, a marvelously chaotic…
The truth about Sellafield straight from the seagull’s beak
It appears when you listen to politicians and others in conversation that we are all pro-nuclear energy these days. Well it’s so clean isn’t it. No nasty smoke, no digging up the earth or ruining the landscape with those horrid…
Hello Common Cold….fancy you turning up like this.
So I guess it had to happen….tomorrow night I am doing my first full poetry evening and this morning my old friend the common cold turned up. Thanks common cold. They always go straight to my voice too, colds –…
The amazing new galleries at The Victoria and Albert Museum
THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM *****The Medieval and Renaissance Galleries The spectacular new galleries at the grand old V & A are an essential view for anyone interested in, well, almost anything. Ten years in the making, these new galleries…
The Lovely Bones – the new film from Peter Jackson’s childish imagination
THE LOVELY BONES (12a) **(*) Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan, Michael ImperioliDirector: Peter JacksonRunning Time: 135 minutes Fourteen year old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is raped and murdered and views the consequences of this brutal act…
Having White Rabbit saying your words
I was in London’s trendy Whitechapel district last night, just down the road from the Whitechapel Art Gallery at the Toynebee Studios’ cool and friendly Arts Bar and Cafe where I arrived late, after a misguided set of directions from…