The Bibliophilic Blogger

"A precondition for reading good books is not reading bad ones: for life is short" - Schopenhauer.

Monday, 25 September 2023

New Poetry Collection

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My new poetry pamphlet from Melos Press, The Dictionary Speaks , is now out and can be ordered post-free via this link. From the publisher’s...
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Monday, 15 May 2023

From a Loyal Subject

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  Invective for an Imminent Investiture Here is our gift to you, please take it, everyone needs a Prince, and Wales should be grateful: neve...
Tuesday, 7 March 2023

What Happened to the Poetry?

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  The Guardian 2023 New Poetry Choices:  A Found Poem A bold debut collection delving into Blackness, trauma, sexuality and the divine;...
Sunday, 8 January 2023

Three Wishes for 2023 in Poetry

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  A little more humility . You are very good because you tell us so on Twitter but you are not “awesome”, “stellar” or “amazing”. Just conce...
Wednesday, 5 October 2022

The Prime Minister Regrets by Nicholas Murray

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The Prime Minister Regrets (October 2022) That smoking gun,  warm in my hand, and the scarlet pool on the tiled floor; the white shirt spatt...
Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Writing Material

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Does it matter what one writes with? Creative writing tutors have their endearing prohibitions and recommendations (write about what you kno...
Monday, 5 September 2022

Bloomsbury Festival. 16 October: Book Now.

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Nicholas Murray
Presteigne, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
I am a poet and literary biographer.
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