WHERE ARE YOU NOW AND WHAT CAN YOU SEE ?
At present I am in my deceased father’s study (He died in a car crash aged 19 in September 1973)
From the only window in this room I can see the sea
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING
My fathers name was Stephen Masefield (which is my name also) I use Stuart Miller Osborne as a pen name to avoid confusion
I am currently reading his second volume of poetry Escape (1971) as I feel that I need to revisit his work
My father died before he had truly bloomed but his small contribution to poetry cannot be underestimated
His short life was as important as that of Rimbaud
My mother (who lives in Chile) has retained his library which I often consult
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHOR AND WHY DO YOU ADMIRE THEM ?
Michel Houellebecq is my favourite author as he is very edgy and brutally honest
Nobody writing today comes anywhere near him
To split this question I as a poet admire many other poets although if I had a favourite it would be Gerard Manley Hopkins
DESCRIBE THE ROOM WHERE YOU USUALLY WRITE
I should leave the the answer blank as I write wherever I choose
As I have noted I am currently writing in my fathers house which directly faces the sea on the East Kent coast
To my left I can see the coast of France and to my right I can see Ramsgate which is slightly hidden by the pier
This said on some days I can see nothing because of the sea fogs that frequent this area
WHICH FICTIONAL CHARACTER MOST RESEMBLES YOU ?
Daniel Martin or maybe Gerard de Nerval’s lobster I have not made my mind up yet
WHO IS YOUR HERO FROM OUTSIDE LITERATURE
That is an easy one as I admire Richard Burton greatly
I do not have heroes apart from the chap in the mirror each morning but Richard is my hero as he was an extraordinary man
STUART MILLER OSBORNE (Stephen Masefield) has written over four thousand poems which are collected online
He shuns the limelight and asks not to be considered for any awards
His work is much admired and much loathed by many
He never gives interviews (apart from the one in this newspaper) and notes that he intends to be even less conspicuous than either Thomas Pynchon or Jerome David Salinger