After a couple of years of thinking about it, I have launched Vessel, a new independent magazine exploring the ideas of poems as vessels. Inspired in part by an interest in material culture and by Ursula K. Le Guin’s “Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction”, Vessel will explore, both formally and thematically, what a poem mightContinue reading “Vessel”
Adventures in reading: the writing of containment to the gift of the hard-won word
My latest Adventure in reading is now available to read here. Drawing on Sara Baume, Lorina Bulwer, and Marilyn Robinson via Ellah P. Wakatama, I consider how my relationship to words has changed during lockdown, and how tangible making can be both comfort and political necessity in such times as these. The essay has beenContinue reading “Adventures in reading: the writing of containment to the gift of the hard-won word”
Neighbourliness
While we’ve all been staying in our flats and houses during the past ten weeks of lockdown, I have been getting to know my neighbours. This is an unusual pastime for me. During the day I’m normally at work, and in the evenings – even warm, outdoorsy sort of summer evenings – I’m either workingContinue reading “Neighbourliness”
NCW Book Club: A Line Made by Walking
It’s been a pleasure to curate and produce the second NCW Book Club. This time our chosen book is A Line Made by Walking by Sara Baume. Through a combination of podcasts, Zoom discussions and a Discord community, we’ve been discussing the book with readers from around the world and hearing from Sara herself aboutContinue reading “NCW Book Club: A Line Made by Walking”
Three poems in Anthropocene
My poems “the other body”, “houseplants” and “still life with mangelwurzel” have been published today in Anthropocene poetry journal. Big thanks to Charlie and the Anthropocene team, and I hope people enjoy reading them. You can do so here.
NCW The Writing Life podcast: launching the NCW Book Club
I spoke on the NCW The Writing Life podcast last week as we launch the first digital Book Club. For May and June 2020 we’ll be reading and discussing Sara Baume’s second novel, A Line Made by Walking. Listen to the podcast, and find out how to get your hands on a copy of theContinue reading “NCW The Writing Life podcast: launching the NCW Book Club”
NCW The Writing Life podcast: the responsibility of the writer with Kendel Hippolyte
Back in October I had the pleasure of speaking to poet Kendel Hippolyte during his UK tour for the release of his latest collection, Wordplanting. We spoke about writing across different forms and the responsibilities that writers have towards their art and their reader. Click here to hear more.
Adventures in Reading #3: The Library of Aimless Yet Meaningful Pursuits to the writing of containment
My latest tinyletter is now available to read here. This time I take in bad ontology jokes (sorry), children’s secret codes, a fantastic essay by Khairani Barokka that I can’t stop reading, and how the communicative potential for writing and reading feels more important than ever in these days of isolation and distancing. You canContinue reading “Adventures in Reading #3: The Library of Aimless Yet Meaningful Pursuits to the writing of containment”
NCW The Writing Life podcast: exploring themes through characters with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
A while ago I was lucky enough to have the chance to sit down with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and talk to her about her award-winning debut novel Stay With Me, particularly looking at how she uses character to allow her to explore bigger themes of women’s lives, chronic illness, and family life in turbulent times. OurContinue reading “NCW The Writing Life podcast: exploring themes through characters with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀”
Adventures in Reading: 111.0 to the Library of Aimless Yet Meaningful Pursuits
The second of my Adventures in Reading is available now. This one takes in the possibility of different library cataloguing systems from the Dewey Decimal Classification to S. R. Ranganathan’s Laws of Library Science, through to “The Library of Aimless Yes Meaningful Pursuits”, a speculative essay by the OOMK Collective in their book The LibraryContinue reading “Adventures in Reading: 111.0 to the Library of Aimless Yet Meaningful Pursuits”
Flo Reynolds 