A poem in the voice of Rosalita. Read More. I don't like salesmen And you've got nothing to sell me Sure you're suave but you're just nicely packaged I'm bored with conversation That leads nowhere and says nothing And you said nothing Just to talk to me [chorus] Don't talk to girls As if we're... Continue Reading →
Love Songs In Middle-Age
I am 31 and fully dead. Lloyd Cole says the first song he ever wrote about being middle-aged was Hey Rusty. Anybody listening to his 1987 album 'Mainstream' can tell he's having a bit of an identity crisis: songs like Sean Penn Blues and My Bag are sharp satires of a world Cole doesn't seem... Continue Reading →
Monterey Bay Aquarium / Miami
A poem about commuting.
Ludgate Hill
A poem about commuting.
Fan Letters: Lana del Rey
A history of my following of Lana del Rey.
#MayIRecommend: Explore This Month’s Top Book and Entertainment Picks
an internet 'month challenge' from the archive.
Poetry 101:2 – Emphasise
Welcome to Poetry 101! The revision podcast that teaches you how, why, and where you already know it from. Every episode we are take a poem your teacher might give you and a song you probably know and investigate a literary technique, so that next time you have an exam or an essay you’re prepared.... Continue Reading →
Poetry 101:1 – Summarise
transcript of a podcast I wrote on how to decode poetry at a basic level. episode 1 - summarise.
Japan.
I wish I could give you Hokkaido winter like you want it. Independence, structure, cultural benevolence ought to be a simple inheritence. I'm not disinterested but I don't know what it holds for me to be in a place where I can't speak, can't understand. Where my very bones ache with the cold, the two... Continue Reading →
Irish Culture
A poem about love and escaping... and Irish arts funding.
Late Romantic 