Robust Vulnerability
Four elements that allow us to flourish. To mark a return to my blog after a year and the revamping […]
The Long and Anxious Wait – Some Thoughts on Brexit
On the 23rd of June 2016 the UK voted to leave the EU. I remember David Dimbleby saying rather sombrely
Sixth Episode of the Anxious Poet’s Podcast
Here is the sixth episode of my podcast – Vincent and the barred window’s field. https://theanxiouspoet.podbean.com/e/sixth-episode-vincent-and-the-barred-windows-field/
A Poet’s Faith
I am giving a short poetry retreat at the Beild at Blackruthven, Perth. It runs from May 18th – 19th
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Tea Dance
This poem is by my good friend and fellow poet Tina. It is a fine evocation of her past and
My New Podcast – Anxiety and Poetry
Here is a link to my new podcast – I started it in October and so far there are four
Christmas Ghosts
‘The awakening in Ebenezer was one of compassion. To learn to emotionally connect to other humans and sense their plight, their story and their nobility.’
A Canticle to Creatureliness
‘Francis was a prophet in this respect and it is his invitation to each of us to find a way to honour our physicality and our fragility as creatures on a fragile planet.’
Vincent’s View
‘Somehow, he worked out that it was all
part and parcel of his plight, seeking
sanctuary in the old monastery walls,
painting his way out of a dreadful corner.’