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. . . in my next book, Reading Old English Wisdom: The Fetters in the Frost, which discusses the major Old English wisdom poems. It has at last been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, and I will be organising some … Continue reading →

With his always-engaging playfulness, Borges can drive you crazy, but he never bores! Translated by Stephen Kessel.

Some reflections on the current pandemic.

A spare biography can be found here http://www.philipstclair.com/biography

More about the poet here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/keith-s-wilson

Find out more about Muir and his work: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/edwin-muir

I’ve only recently become acquainted with the American poet C.K.Williams, whose work negotiates a delicate balance between sharply focused observations of common ‘reality’ and a sense of half-glimpsed alternatives by which it is haunted. ‘Light’ is a classic example, poising … Continue reading →

A mediation on writing poetry, by way of apologising for not writing poetry. Poets play all sorts of games, especially with themselves.