Here’s Robin, my lovely other half, viewed through the heart of a giant balsa cello bridge he was making for last week’s exhibition at King’s Place.

Here’s a poem which was a runner up in this year’s Daily Telegraph competition. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...

What a day! To be in the Glasshouse Gateshead to hear poems turned into exquisite songs by fine musicians. What more could a poet wish for? Thank you, Noah Max, Jessica Conway, Yujie Zhang and organisers Louise Lansdown and Kirin Howat - and to Antoine Gourdon on whose beautiful viola Yujie played.

It’s tomorrow! Five poems from Lemonade in the Armenian Quarter set for mezzo soprano and viola by the extraordinary Noah Max. Here’s the lineup: Egg Time, Juice, Der Voghormia, In Praise of Armenian Cooks and Ursula. Thank you, Noah and the Lionel Tertis organisers.

On my way back to see mum in Pilton after visiting Dad in Yeovil hospital. Buoyed up both by his recovery and this wonderful anthology. Thank you Deborah Alma and all the wonderful poets offering their wisdom and comfort here @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social