Written in blank verse, sonnet, ballad stanza and terza rima (among others), this collection of formalist poetry spans John’s six chapbooks and other selections of published and unpublished poems. “What especially strikes me about [John's poems] is the way that they virtually all start with something very specific - a landscape, a memory, an anecdote -... Read more

Amateur Theatricals: The Producer Contemplates the Marriageable Ophelia / Diego Cuchulain at Matalascañas / Museo del Prado: Sala XLV: Reagan is Elected for a Second Term / Orpheus Meets Lot's Wife / Martha as Man / Jack and Margery Daw / Bangers and Mash / Jours Impairs / Transformational Grammar / After Mothers' Day / Landfall... Read more

Starting from Here / Sketch for L.S. Lowry / A Babble of Green Fields / Plane Spotting / Joint Inheritance / Map Reading / Read more