I Was Always Influenced By Language.

I Can Remember Being In My Pram: Children Stayed In Their Prams Much Longer Then Than They Do Now. A Big Bouncy Pram With Black Covers And A Hood With Metal Clips That Could Trap Your Fingers. I Was Looking Up At My Sister Who Was Sitting On The Pram Seat, With Her Back To Me.

My First Collection Of Poems Was Published By Bloodaxe Books, Which Was Then A Very New Imprint.

If We Understand The Past, We Are More Likely To Recognise What Is Happening Around Us.

We Are Creatures Of Story.

A Problem With A Piece Of Writing Often Clarifies Itself If You Go For A Long Walk.