A critic with ‘an almost devout passion for good poems’

In defence of the libretto and the librettist

Why do we like what we like?

The unconventional instrumentation favoured by Tortoise is an indicator of how many different lineups have always jostled for space under the jazz umbrella. The national treasure that is The Pete Alle

A plate from The Weather Book by Robert ...

How the young Dylan Thomas repeatedly stole from others