6 min 1 books myth and legend poetry Thetis The tragedy of Thetis admin 17 May 2022 In 2022, my poetic narrative about Thetis, immortal sea nymph and mother to Achilles, will… Read More
5 min 0 collections poetry The yin and yang of poetry submissions admin 15 April 2022 Dreich have selected my collection Heaving with the Dreams of Strangers for publication as one… Read More
10 min 1 bees films reviews Something for everyone – films about bees admin 1 December 2021 Long sunny afternoons on the allotment are already this year’s memories. Winter is coming, and… Read More
7 min 1 poetry John Keats and ‘negative capability’ then and now admin 27 October 2021 I revisited Keats after reading this blog post a fix of autumn, the darkness coming… Read More
7 min 3 poetry tarot Auctioning Sylvia admin 14 September 2021 In July, Sotheby auctioned possessions belonging to Syliva Plath and a pack of tarot cards… Read More
6 min 0 bees should have tanged the swarm… admin 27 July 2021 Last year I had a colony swarm within a few weeks of it arriving on… Read More
5 min 2 bees The sex life of flowers admin 26 May 2021 The weather this April and May has been dire, both for bees and the early… Read More
5 min 0 bees myth and legend out of the strong came forth sweetness admin 14 April 2021 Lyle’s Golden Syrup brings all my life interests together. It’s not about the sweet sticky… Read More
5 min 4 poetry Rejection blues admin 14 March 2021 For some time I’ve been suggesting to fellow poets we need to create a rejection… Read More
7 min 6 poetry tarot Tarot archetypes as poetry prompts admin 27 February 2021 Last month I posted some thoughts about archetypes and poetry. These touched on the role… Read More