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Yearly Archives: 2021
Channel this!
I’m delighted to have a poem included in the current issue of the Irish environmental literature journal Channel. The editors accept poems from around the world and have managed the question of how to celebrate each issue with a launch … Continue reading
The Future… and the Rice Porridge
I attended (virtually) the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery again this year, with much less time available to spend perusing the papers and attending the followup question and answer sessions, but it was delightful to spend some time with … Continue reading
Joining the Poets Caravan
Some years ago, when I lived in central London, an Afghan restaurant on Baker Street called Caravan Serai was one of my favourite places. In one of those life coincidences, I’ve found myself on another caravan here in Canada. For … Continue reading
Life on Planet Poetry
Way back in 1988 I visited England for the first time as an adult. I had just published my second poetry collection, with a third on the way, and was keen to learn more about what was going on poetically … Continue reading
Poetry & the Wild
I attended a livestreamed reading and talk called Poetry & the Wild: A Reading and Conversation with Jane Hirshfield last Thursday. Hosted by Tom Fleischner, of the Natural History Institute, the conversation touched on poetry, Zen, natural history… whale trails, … Continue reading