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On Ruins and Thresholds (after a poem by Jane Clarke)
The Arch - Jane Clarke Not Tudor or corbel, lancet or Gothic, not burdened by a bridge or chastened by a church, but hewn...
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Jan 26 min read
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On the Double Empathy Problem
Please click below to read a new article, On the Double Empathy Problem , recently published in the BACP journal University & College...
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Nov 27, 20241 min read
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On Therapist Self-Disclosure
Article first published in Lapidus Magazine Issue 4 A self-disclosure: I’m not sure how to start this article. I’ve been procrastinating,...
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Aug 24, 20245 min read
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Rubbish Day
Rubbish Day by Jo Bratten On Tuesday nights I double-bag the rubbish, tightly wrap the bones and fat in rags, tuck them deep in so the...
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Apr 6, 20247 min read
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Poems, Gardens and Care
how many evenings have I thought the garden done walked out and seen fresh clumps of weed mithering the dirt some people cannot tell...
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Mar 17, 20245 min read
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White Noise
This blog post is written in response to the poem [ ] noise by Victoria Adukwei Bulley. You can read the poem online at bath...
jonathantotman
Jan 28, 20246 min read
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New Book!
The blog has been a bit quiet for a while, in part because I've been putting the finishing touches to my new collection. I'm delighted to...
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Nov 19, 20231 min read
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On What Could be Called Communication
What Could Be Called Communication - by Kate Fox You might find them staying near the walls or clutching their earphones, rocking from...
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Aug 17, 20239 min read
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Meditations on 'Morning'
Morning by Sarah Mnatzaganian I had a Gretel moment back there, thinking I’d lost my way, until I spotted yellow poplar leaves spattering...
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Aug 17, 20235 min read
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"Taking Flight": On Loss and Fearing Joy
I stumbled across a copy of Sue Rose’s debut collection From the Dark Room in a little bookshop in Camden some ten years or so ago. I...
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Jul 16, 20237 min read
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On OCD and Poetry
Thanks to Holly Magill and Claire Walker for publishing my poem Reckoning on Atrium today. The poem is from my forthcoming collection,...
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Jul 4, 20236 min read
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Sunstroke
By Ramona Herdman You'd've thought I'd've learnt better by now, but no. I'm still lizard-bask as anyone, come the year's new sun. Despite...
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Jun 15, 20234 min read
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Small Kindnesses
Small Kindnesses By Danusha Laméris I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to...
jonathantotman
May 28, 20235 min read
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New Blog
Watch this space for my new blog on poetry and mental health, where selected poems will sit alongside reflections informed by my...
jonathantotman
May 27, 20231 min read
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