My latest collection of poems is available from Longbarrow Press. Little Piece of Harm is a narrative sequence that focuses on 24 hours in the life of a city that has been shut down in the aftermath of a shooting. As this act of violence ramifies outwards, the sequence explores the geographical reach of Sheffield…
Posted on 28th March 2021 in PublicationsIn this episode, I talk to Steve Ely about Geoffrey Hill’s collection Mercian Hymns and a number of poems from his sequence ‘The Battle of Brunanburh’ and the poem ‘Filth as thou art’ from his most recent collection Eely. Steve talks about the importance of Hill’s work as an ‘outlier’ poet in the Modernist tradition….
Posted on 5th May 2025 in NewsIt was good to see my poem ‘Tom’ being on the long-list for the National Poetry Competition 2024. The competition was judged by Stephen Sexton, John McAuliffe and Romalyn Ante. You can read the winning entries here: https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/national-poetry-competition. Here’s my long-listed poem Tom It’s your business, come the day, to kill the pet: now he’s…
Posted on 25th March 2025 in NewsIn this episode, I talk to Abbi Flint about Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s poem ‘Little Peach’ and her own poem ‘Cow Low Bowl (650 – 700 AD)’. Abbi talks about the connections between her work as an archaeologist and her creative processes as a poet. She explores the idea of fragments – whether they be finds or…
Posted on 19th March 2025 in NewsIn this episode, I spend time with Dave Swann (on his, and his wife, Ange’s allotment) as we reflect on Tony Hoagland’s poem ‘The Neglected Art of Description’ and his own poem ‘The Last Day of Summer’. In the podcast, Dave talks about meeting Tony Hoagland at a poetry reading in London. He discusses how…
Posted on 6th January 2025 in NewsIn this episode, I talk to Robert Hamberger about John Clare’s poem ‘The Field Mouse’s Nest’ and his own poem ‘Herb Robert’. In our conversation, Robert talks about how his art teacher introduced to him to the works of Sylvia Plath and John Clare (among others). He discusses the ‘everyday’ language he uses in his…
Posted on 6th January 2025 in News