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A half-glass of water gleaming in

the half-light.

poets steal

the food

(Gary Langford)

Judy's updates and after-thoughts

Printing completed

I had a restless night; my brain too active. Just before 9 pm the co-ordinator and go-between for the off-shore printers sent me photos...

Pass me a plate

In the middle of our porridge plates there was a blue butterfly painted and each morning we tried who should reach the butterfly first....

Printing interrupted

It is the very beginning of November when I discover with dismay that there is a misspelling in the Acknowledgements and three or four...

Of pubs and poetry

If I am lucky, the pub will have a seat or two in a dark corner and I can retreat from the bright and busy street into anonymity and calm...

Chefs, restaurateurs and food writers

Chefs, restaurateurs and food writers have contributed hugely to the vocabulary of poets. Before television, it was the few foreign...

Binding finalised

Two days ago the dummy with a fully concealed binding arrived. I liked the binding as little as I did the half-concealed one. They are...

Aunt Daisy

Maud Ruby Basham (1879–1963) was always known as Daisy but she gained the title of ‘Aunt’ running a children’s radio programme in the...

The two dummies arrive

But the text body of one of them is not 90 gsm but rather 105 which I hadn't asked for and the second one is 115 gsm. (I'm sure this is...

It's about to be published

The digital file is at the printers. I am waiting on two dummies to arrive because I can't decide on the weight of the paper. Is 90 gsm...

Poems from the Pantry