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Poetry in Liverpool
It’s been a busy week in Liverpool for poetry. Last Friday I attended the late afternoon session at Liverpool’s first Poetry Expo organised by the young and dynamic poet Joseph Roberts. It was great to see Dave Ward and colleagues from The Windows Project, our lovely Lord Mayor , Councillor Barbara Murray, who does so… Continue reading
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Vestige
‘The photograph, which expresses non-being through its perception of chance, is also–and it is also unique in this–what puts us in the unmediated presence of beings other than ourselves: in the presence of their presence.’ From Poetry and Photography Yves Bonnefoy Trans. Chris Turner My collaborative work with photographer Aj Wilkinson was published by Maytree… Continue reading
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Reflections, 2023
It’s been a strange year so far. My dad had a stroke in March and has been staying with us, battling every day with short-term memory problems. This week he’s been going for a walk on his own and putting on a bet. He can calculate a complicated bet but can’t yet manage his own… Continue reading
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A Poem for All Saint’s Day, 2022
Petition with Reply Dear Martín de Porres Velázquez, O.P., I hope you will forgive my lack of Spanish. Something dark is tormenting me. Can you teach me how to be a saint? I could carry the suffering without complaint – help the dying, perhaps? This is not a welcome ambition in England. When I was… Continue reading
About Me
I am a writer & poet based in Liverpool. My ninth poetry publication – Vestige (Maytree Press, 2023) is a collaboration with photographer, AJ. Wilkinson. A recipient of 2021 Saboteur Award & a MaxLiteracy Award I am a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Chester.
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