I have been publishing poetry in magazines since 1985, and now have eight book collections. These include: A Love and its Sounding (Salzburg, 1997), a long poem on the life of TS Eliot, five collections with Shoestring Press, the most recent being Losing Ithaca (2023), and Rain Falling by the River: New and Selected Poems of the Spirit (Canterbury Press, 2017).
I have won prizes in a number of competitions, and have been commended in the National Poetry Competition. I have given readings and workshops in the UK, US and New Zealand, including a recent masterclass at Columbia University.
I am also an academic theologian and have written non-fiction books such as The Groaning of Creation (WJK, 2008), and edited a number of books including a standard textbook on the science-religion relationship.
Recent Publications
- LOSING ITHACA - Shoestring Press, 2023
- Rain falling by the River - Canterbury Press, 2017
Current Events and Projects
- - I am giving day schools and lectures on TS Eliot, and readings on the experiences of grief and depression, which are particular themes of ‘Losing Ithaca’. My poetry is also being used in a liturgy based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
