In A World Without Air All You

Writing Poetry Makes You Intensely Conscious Of How Words Sound, Both Aloud And Inside The Head Of The Reader. You Learn The Weight Of Words And How They Sound To The Ear.

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

Finish The Day's Writing When You Still Want To Continue.

I Was Always Influenced By Language.

If The Garden Of Eden Really Exists It Does So Moment By Moment, Fragmented And Tough, Cropping Up Like A Fan Of Buddleia High Up In The Gutter Of A Deserted Warehouse, Or In A Heap Of Frozen Cabbages Becoming Luminous In The Reflected Light Of Roadside Snow.