The Coleridge School of Poetry Writing
I’ve just finished my second reading of Richard Holmes’ scintillating two-book biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (I’m a fan of both Holmes’ and Coleridge’s writing,…
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Frost in Coleridge’s Cottage
It was great to visit Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s cottage in Nether Stowey, Somerset. He wrote the poem ‘Frost at Midnight’ in this room. The first 3…
A Rumination on Navigation
My thanks to Zina Deretsky for this lovely poem: The Minotaur Sat Remember when our navigation Was instinct, stars and perspiration? The stars were bright…
A Sold Out Evening at Arundel Castle. But Why?
Some thoughts for speakers and authors. A big thank you to everyone who came to my talk at Arundel Castle on a tarmac-teasingly hot Saturday…