Writer-in-Residence: Term 2

I am sitting in my office at SOAS for the first time since the start of the second term. Careful readers will remember that in October I started this new position at the University of London’s School for Oriental and African Studies (for you non-Brits who might...

Poetry Fraud

I wasn’t at all sure I should write this post. A part of me thinks that it’s “unprofessional” to publicly announce your insecurities and weaknesses. But then again, this blog has become more than just a public professional face. This blog is my...

Resolved

Like everyone else this New Year’s morning, I’ve been drinking coffee and thinking about life. 2011 was one hell of a year. You don’t need me to tell you about the global upheaval it brought, month after month, from politics to economics to the...