criticism

Creatively critical/critically creative

Or, what do I think I'm doing here anyway?

May 12 •

"a generous state of mind": diving into poetry

How do you read when you read poetry?

Mar 22 •

The 'new' in new year

What is new anyway? And what does it matter?

Jan 12 •

A sense of the ending

How do you know where to end?

Dec 20, 2024 •

Noticing things

A note on noticing

Dec 7, 2024 •

On pens, inky fingers and drafting

Nov 28, 2024 •

My Substack title comes from Sir Philip Sidney’s The Defence of Poesie (1582) where he finishes by imploring the reader “I conjure you all that have had…

Nov 20, 2024 •

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