Almost Composed

Meditation and curiosity

Certainty and style

November 1, 2013

That nothing is certain and everything changes are so self-evident there’s no need to be equivocal when writing.

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The Axe

September 26, 2013

Here’s the opening track from Everything I Will Remember When We’re Gone, the new instrumental record from Uffmoor Woods Music Club, coming soon.

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Video recitals

July 15, 2013

Here are some brief videos of poems from The Inner Sea filmed on a beach in Cornwall.

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How we made our poetry pamphlet, The Inner Sea

July 1, 2013

Joe Franklin, Hugh Greasley and I are releasing an anthology of our poetry today, The Inner Sea. A printed pamphlet is available (contact me for details) but, for convenience, we’ve also created a pdf to be freely circulated on the web. Click here to read The Inner Sea. If you enjoy the poetry, please pass […]

categories: poems

How do you know when a poem is finished?

November 19, 2012

When Jackson Pollock was asked, of painting, “How do you know when you’ve finished?” He replied, “How do you know when you’ve finished making love?” I’m about to try The Rialto with some poems, having worked on these particular pieces for around two years on and off. At various times I thought they were ‘nearly […]

categories: essays, poems, reflections