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Category Archives: Cartography
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
Corn and turkeys
I was confused when I first moved to England about use of the term “corn” – which to North Americans means the yellow kernels that brighten every summer picnic. In England it’s used in its traditional and more wide-ranging sense, … Continue reading
That old launch of mine
So.. the launch was a lovely elegant affair in a lovely elegant building, adorned with fantastic art and incredible furniture. Note the throne they seated me on and the special little signing mat, and the height of the table which … Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a… book!
Well, I have it in my hands, Cartography, this product of a 13 year gestation. Delighted I am, but U.A. Fanthorpe captures that sense of our poems never quite living up to the perfection we’d aspired to (which is why … Continue reading