Wild and Woolly

A Miniature World with Binnie Klein · Mar 5, 2026 · 2h 55m

When I was starting to write poetry in earlier years, especially the 1970s, I had more conviction than I have now. Sounds strange, I know! I was convinced of how to shape images, tell small stories, or at least there was passion and confidence guiding me.

Creativity hasn’t stopped, thank goodness – it’s a vital nutrient….but to be able to “sum anything” up about the wider world and what we’re going through in these times…..I know I don’t have to, but it’s a powerful impulse….to pull something together! BUT – what I’ve got is this: we are battered and exhausted, minds chock-full of…