Alistair AppletonSep 13, 20231 minPoetryThe Road Home / Gillian AllnuttGillian Allnutt is a British poet from the Northeast of the country and the recipient of the Queen's Prize for poetry. This poem is from...
Alistair AppletonSep 5, 20232 minPoetryTo Autumn / John KeatsJust in case you think I don't like any poetry before 1920, here is the sumptuous "Ode to Autumn" by Keats. Familiar as it is, it's...
Alistair AppletonAug 23, 20231 minPoetryA False Awakening /John BurnsideI stumbled across this delicious poem in the London Review of Books (which is my only source of news these days). Burnside is a Scottish...
Alistair AppletonAug 23, 20234 minRetreatMake Your Own RetreatI am a big fan of organised retreats. There is something so potent and human in being with a group of people who signed up for a week or...