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A certain kind of sense

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Yesterday I mentioned the first kind of nonsense - the kind that, like much satire, actually makes perfect sense when you look at it in a certain way. The second kind of nonsense I'm interested in is explored in my poems 'With unction down the purple lane' and 'Down, Down and ...

10 “literary stars”

Monday, February 18th, 2008

My friend Tom has produced a guide to the ‘Top ten literary stars of 2008‘. I don’t know them all, but have seen three of them perform, and certainly agree with Tom’s verdict. Joe Dunthorne and Emma McGordon were two of the more down to earth performers on last year’s ...

An Evening in London

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

On Friday evening, I went to see Roger McGough and Brian Patten perform their poetry at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank. I went on my own, which is something I’m no longer averse to doing if nobody I know is interested in going to something, but still ...