The Conversion of Christ is a poem that I’m particularly proud of. It got the seal of approval from my former Creative Writing tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University, Simon Armitage. He was in the running for the post of Poet Laureate last year which in the end went to my other tutor, Carol Ann Duffy. Both were equally deserving. Image via Wikipedia Given the poem’s title and imagery, you may think it relates to Christianity alone but look deeper. The Conversion of Christ is about how commercialism and materialism work together to smother and distort all spiritual beliefs to make [...]