Monthly Archives: June 2006

 

Poetry family trees and brassica subspecies

Jun 30

Something else of interest from the Poetry Paper I mentioned earlier, a feature called The Poetry Family Trees. Featured poets – just-appointed US poet laureate Donald Hall, Sinead Morrissey, Michael Symmons Roberts, Lorna Goodison, Adrian Mitchell – were asked the … Continue reading →

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Little Boris, big Ted and a whole bunch of rapini

Jun 29

Hard to blog these days: too many distractions. World Cup, dog walks in the glorious sunshine, weeds glaring at me from the stony margins of my garden, and now little orphan Boris (*no* idea why that photo suddenly loaded..?!) who … Continue reading →

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Laureates, Bohemians and how do you like them onions

Jun 24

The City of Victoria has appointed its first Poet Laureate: she is Carla Funk, Vanderhoof’s most famous daughter. In a city crawling with poets, I found it a little surprising that only eight threw their names in the ring (no, … Continue reading →

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Fast food and dead metaphors

Jun 19

Well, he talks so much that inevitably some of what he says is going to be rubbish. But bless him he works hard and has fired up a lot of people about food and eating well. Here’s my quote of … Continue reading →

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Soho Square, June 2006

Jun 16

What it looked like on a sunny lunchtime in early June. (And what it looks like the rest of the time.) Nineteenth try lucky — finally it posted! Why?? Why?? I don’t understand. As you see I tried everything. I … Continue reading →

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