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John Keats and ‘negative capability’ then and now
I revisited Keats after reading this blog post a fix of autumn, the darkness coming…
Category: poetry
Auctioning Sylvia
In July, Sotheby auctioned possessions belonging to Syliva Plath and a pack of tarot cards…
5 min
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Rejection blues
For some time I’ve been suggesting to fellow poets we need to create a rejection…
Tarot archetypes as poetry prompts
Last month I posted some thoughts about archetypes and poetry. These touched on the role…
5 min
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On Archetypes and Poetry
Sometimes I think an archetype is another word for poem. Successful poems have resonance. The…
5 min
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Poems and other writings about bees
I began keeping bees last year and several people have asked if I’m writing poems…
Poetry in the time of Covid
Does poetry still matter? In the time of Covid, poetry is thriving. More people than…
4 min
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Thetis poetry collection
I’m not sure what to call Thetis. One the one hand it’s a collection of…
