The Man with the Kindest Face The rear-view glimpse is fleeting as he lets you into the lane. He might not have a face at all or change it like a set of masks— behind a newspaper in the waiting room, sliding over to make room on the bus. You resolve next time to look …
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The summer and autumn months are looking good for poetry. I will be giving a variety of readings, in a variety of different formats, at various locations throughout the UK, between now and the end of October. Ledbury Poetry Festival, July 4th, 15:40—16:00 I will be reading from The Knowledge as part of the “20 …
I am currently on the other side of the world from London, flying from Sydney to Hong Kong. Yet London has been my residence and preoccupation for the past several years, culminating in my forthcoming debut full-length collection of poetry, The Knowledge. Many of the poems are set in a specific place in London. So, …
“So which country is better?” The US Homeland Security Agent glances between me and my passport photo. I try to detect a smile. No luck. I tell him what I now tell everyone–that no place is perfect, that living in the UK really suits us for now, and that each country could learn a lot …
I rekindled my love affair with London today: Brick Lane markets, Dennis Severs’ House, and a bite at St. Pancras Station. I am still an outsider, but in some ways estrangement is inherent to London. So many of its citizens are immigrants like me, and even those who are born and raised in one part …
My three-part poem “Mice of the London Underground” is now available on the qarrtsiluni website as part of their Animals in the City issue. Part three of the poem draws inspiration from a prank notice about attacking mice at Farringdon tube station, which I commute through frequently. I love the theme of this issue and …
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