This air I’m about to in- and exhale
Here’s a poem I’ve always enjoyed by Thomas Lux. It [...]
The drunkenness of things being various
February was an eventful month, in the world and for [...]
As the stars are there
I saw the film Nebraska last week. It was superb, [...]
Time and light are kinds of love
In his poem ‘The Word’, Tony Hoagland addresses the reader with a [...]
Causes for carolling
photo: Sarah J. JamiesonHere’s a mid-winter, end of millennium poem [...]
He took off his spectacles and fiercely kissed me
Christmas Eve, I’m just back from another neighbours’ gathering. Another [...]
The whole pile is slipping
This morning I woke very early and drafted some poems [...]
Like a shadow or a friend
Here's a poem about kindness by Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab [...]
A guest, worthy to be here
Here’s one of my favourite poems of all time: Love [...]
All the earth has become a house
I’ve just finished reading a haunting and beautiful book of [...]
