A little time to write today. I shouldn’t be spending it scribbling a note on the blog but I haven’t had enough mental space for poems to grow in since the baby was born, although I’ve had plenty feverishly paced thoughts about poetry, politics and various other matters. As a consequence, I’m facing the fear of an hour or so filled with blankness or writing less rewarding than poetry.

I’d be interested to know how other writers with small children and day jobs have managed the transition into writing and working parenthood. Perhaps it’s just a matter of time and patience. The wee one is only just shy of eight weeks, after all, and only in the past week or so has something approaching a routine begun to develop. Still, any thoughts from anyone who is or has been in a similar position would be welcome.