SOME POEMS: that I wrote
I started writing poetry in April this year. Or, possibly, in April I started realising that some of my existing writing was already...
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- Jun 16
- 3 min
FRINGE SEMIOTICS: on the origins of Hulk's haircut
In the summer of 2020 I started revisiting Jack Kirby's artwork for Marvel Comics. In particular I was looking at his early drawings for...
- Feb 28
- 2 min
MAN AND ULTRAMAN: a PowerPoint presentation
Back in 2008 I was asked by my friend, poet and Elder Bard of Ynys Witrin Wes White, to take part in some events in celebration of...
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
WEIRD GIFTS (***contains swear-words and farts***)
Wrapping presents? I enjoy it, usually more than buying the gifts. Here's some examples from the archive, starting with Christmas 2017....
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
LOCK-DOWN EMOTIONS: an art collaboration
During lock-down last year my cousin asked me to do some Zoom classes with her kids. In one session I set them the task of drawing...
- Oct 15, 2021
- 6 min
ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 4/4
This is the final part of Marie-Rose Ourabah’s story of asylum. Here she reflects on the impact of her experiences as a refugee during...
- Oct 14, 2021
- 7 min
ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 3/4
This is the story of how Marie-Rose Ourabah, daughter of François and Hélène Tosquelles, escaped Spain after her father was sentenced to...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 4 min
ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 2/4
In my correspondence with Marie-Rose Ourabah, daughter of François and Hélène Tosquelles, I asked her to tell me the story of how her...
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 1/4
During the research for my essay, Asylum, I corresponded with Marie-Rose Ourabah, daughter of François and Hélène Tosquelles, central...
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
MAGGIE NELSON IS RIGHT - about this at least
My essay, Asylum, for Aeon, ends with this paragraph: “We are all subject, to a greater or lesser extent, to the deadening, separating...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
ON FREEDOM - Paul Éluard's poem
In 1936, the poet Paul Éluard helped to organise an exhibition of work by surrealists from across Europe. In June of that year, when the...
- Sep 25, 2021
- 3 min
ELENITA TOSQUELLES
During my research for the Asylum essay, I’ve been corresponding with Marie-Rose Ourabah, author and daughter of Francois Tosquelles. I...
- Sep 24, 2021
- 24 min
ASYLUM - an interview with Martine Deyres and Camille Robcis
Late last year, a friend invited me to watch a film called Our Lucky Hours. Directed by Martine Deyres, it tells the fascinating story of...
- Sep 20, 2021
- 15 min
YOUR HUSBAND IS GONE... BUT STILL HERE
The following is an episode I wrote for my memoir, Tell Me the Planets, that wasn't included in the final version of the book. It tells...
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
SKETCHBOOK PAGES, WINTER 2019
In the winter of 2019 I attended Emily Haworth-Booth's Drawing the Graphic Novel course at the Royal Drawing School in London. Here are...