Cleo has killed a robin We have buried it Near the garden gate Not far from the sea It will face the sky

My best friend is in Greece She is staying with her parents Maria is writing poetry As her home town inspires her I am in her small flat With her brother Tomas We are meeting Maria In Athens on Tuesday I am illustrating her book Which we have called Maria Full of Grace Grace Simpson […]

interview joe start are you smo or joe who is smo you are not seen in public very often are you a crab hermit your work divides opinion what is an opinion you are known to offend people really yes in what way you are very rude at times the only time words might hurt […]

I sometimes sneak into Railroad yards at night It is the stillness That fascinates me More than anything else I often see small insects Nocturnally active Searching for food Mine is a solitary occupation But one that is full of pleasure

Where did it all go wrong Valerie She was once a great waterway Straight as a die coast to coast But is now barely damp Under our bare feet

Why were you forgotten When once you were A major waterway

On the 5th March 2018 during repairs to a lock on the Dorset Canal workman found the skeleton of a murder victim Tests on the skeletal remains determined that these were the remains of a man of about thirty and that they had been underwater for over ninety years The cause of death has not […]

Is the title of a very obscure seventies movie Which I have never watched But I stole the title For a piece of art that I created When I thought I was an artist And not a poet I had the vision but not the dexterity Which cannot be said for my poetry Where God […]

Pappy was annoyed at Richard as he had promised to be at Lodge Park by seven but had called her to say that he was still in Poole She placed an importance of her mini breaks with her husband as they were periods of calm in their busy lives It has been over five years […]

I watched you admiring the moquette On more mornings than I can remember But you never looked up at me We shared an obscure passion I wore a Colindale tie And you wore a Landmark sweater But we never connected And then you were gone You no longer shared my train I still stroke the […]