Writing vs Teaching

‘vs’? Really? I have spent a lot of time this summer pondering just that. Teaching has always been a large part of my career, starting with the occasional workshop in my kids’ schools, and then moving on to: * workshops for kids with specific...

Change Is a Constant, Road Race is Too

reprinted from the Martha’s Vineyard Gazette, Friday 15 August 2014 I ran the Chilmark Road Race again this year, and like every year, I made the same joke at the start: “I don’t care how I do, as long as I’m not carried from the finish line to the first aid...

Billy Collins, Poetry and Dogs

In my last post, I admitted my confusion about gardens. Here, I admit my general indifference to dogs. And I call myself a Brit? Oh well… But I do love poetry, and I do love Billy Collins, and I confess to loving TED Talks. (I have met Billy Collins briefly, but...
'Ssh, by John Eliot

'Ssh, by John Eliot

A new poet, a new collection. ‘Ssh (love the title), is by the poet, John Eliot, who is quietly coming on the scene. It is also illustrated by Anne Lamali with a series of line drawings which are peppered throughout the text and really do complement the total....