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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jonathantotman
- Aug 17
- 9 min
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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jonathantotman
- Aug 17
- 5 min
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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jonathantotman
- Jul 16
- 7 min
"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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jonathantotman
- Jul 4
- 6 min
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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jonathantotman
- Jun 15
- 4 min
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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jonathantotman
- May 28
- 5 min
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...
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jonathantotman
- May 27
- 1 min
New Blog
Watch this space for my new blog on poetry and mental health, where selected poems will sit alongside reflections informed by my...
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