The poem takes the voice of a dead soldier. It emerged from debate around the two-minute silence – should we remain silent or protest against the politicians who send good...
It is not based on an actual death. Its inspiration came from walking over dead leaves on the way to work in winter. It also echoes a funeral service –...
This is for all the marginalised people in the world, the refugee, the stateless person, or simply someone who can still feel lonely in a crowded room. And for all...
Bodnant Gardens, in North Wales, is one of my favourite places, the others being the Mucros House estate near Killarney and a nature reserve in Glengarrif, both in south west...
Manchester Town Hall is among my favourite buildings, having worked there for several years later in life. The building has a church-like atmosphere, and the steps of the spiral staircases...
My only experience of whales comes, like most of us, from television. I’ve always been fascinated by the vision of a whale, with that intelligent eye staring from a wall...
Ever had the feeling that you are one with your environment? This poem attempts to capture that feeling.
This poem was actually inspired by Sara Cedar Miller’s book on Central Park in New York, despite the fact that I have visited Central Park several times to enjoy it...
I’ve been a lifelong archer, and while I love football, this is the sport that I’ve practised, and which has been a vital thread running through my life. It is...
I love football, and I’ve long admired the football reporter’s skill in being able to analyse a game and spot just who did score that goal in a goalmouth scramble!...
