
THE ART OF SLOW WRITING
Leslie Tate I’m a slow author. It took three years to write my latest book Ways To Be Equally Human. That’s an average of 40 words per day. So, if you were reading my book you’d have reached my daily

Part 2 MARK STATMAN: MEXICO AND THE POETRY OF GRIEF AND CELEBRATION
Part 2 of my interview with Mark Statman looks closely at Mark’s Latin American poetic influences, his life in Mexico and ends with an extract from Volverse/Volver, his most recent published collection. Mark, who has won national arts awards, is Emeritus

A PUNK’S LIFE AS FICTION
I interviewed prolific musician and novelist Richard Cabut who has published numerous fanzines and books, written for all the major musical magazines, and played bass

ART AND WORDS IN FICTION
Two passages from Love’s Register inspired by famous artworks. Both are from Beth’s diary, written during her illness: 1. It’s the boy falling from the

CELEBRATING THE ELECTRIC CELLO & NEURODIVERGENCE
Interview with electric cellist Jo-anne Cox about her neurodivergent composition Defiant Journey blending music, activism and storytelling – a piece that transcends “the damming label

MARK STATMAN: EXILE HOME, NEW YORK TO MEXICO, PART 2
In part two of my in-depth interview with international poet and translator Mark Statman I asked about his working methods, his poetry, and the culture

LOVE’S REGISTER IS YUM-YUM!
Books benefit from attractive starters, layered and varied main courses and piquant endings . But although good ingredients help, it’s the treatment that matters. Usually

MARK STATMAN: EXILE HOME, NEW YORK TO MEXICO, Part 1
Part one of an in-depth interview with international poet and translator Mark Statman whose recent volume Exile Home is his 10th published collection. Mark, who