Tuesday, 9 October 2012. Was shortlisted for the Griffin Prize in 2004. A car stopped off the road. And a man trying to repair it. The woman who stays in the car. In the classic American scene. Stares back at the freeway traffic.

Is a particularly thoughtful and informative piece by Sumana Mukherjee. Which discusses the style as well as the subject.

Is she the last of a generation,. Who lived through two centuries. Of cataclysmic events and change;. A century that felt the consequence. Of moving territories and boundaries. From crowns to oligarchical republics,. From rags to riches beyond counting,. Technological revolution, the benefits. Of science, engineering and medicine,. A system of healthcare and welfare that,. Is she the last of a generation,.

Have you seen it? Now I must remember everything that was in it. Monday, April 09, 2012. Two of the miscreations are reviews, the others are essays. Both reviews were for Poetry Review.

This blog maps the journeys of three UK writers around the Moscow Metro in search of a book. Wednesday, 13 April 2011. This passage from a long article by James Meek in the LRB about the London Underground curiously echoes some of the themes of Three Men. It is warm and bright.

Complete Write a Novel Course. Levinas, Storytelling and Anti-Storytelling. The Descent of the Lyre. Complete Write a Novel Course. Levinas, Storytelling and Anti-Storytelling. Complete Write a Novel Course. The Descent of the Lyre.

Feminism, Literature and Rape Narratives. I recently did an interview for the Devolved Voices project at University of Aberystwyth. There is a particular focus on those poets who have emerged since 1997 and a consideration of the rise in poetry from women.