Last Year I Was A Judge For

That's One Of The Great Things About Poetry; One Realises That One Does One's Little Turn - That You're Just Part Of The Great Crop, As It Were.

On The Other Hand, At Some Level The Mass Of Unresolved Issues In Northern Ireland Does Influence The Fact That There Are So Many Good Writers In The Place.

I Was Born In Northern Ireland In 1951. I Lived Most Of My Life There Until 1986 Or 1987

The Ground Swell Is What’s Going To Sink You As Well As Being What Buoys You Up. These Are Clichés Also, Of Course, And I’m Sometimes Interested In How Much One Can Get Away With.

I Certainly Am Interested In Accessibility, Clarity, And Immediacy.