States of Independence States of Independence is an independent publishers' fair held annually at De Monfort University in Leicester, home of one of the regio...
Cheltenham Poetry Festival Preview The team at Cheltenham Poetry Festival have done a fine job again this year in putting together a wonderful selection of big names, rising s...
At the End of the Year This blog is about poetry, often about my own, but not necessarily about me. It isn't a diary or a place to record personal thoughts. At...
Coming soon... I've been feeling terribly neglectful of my blog of late. (Paid) work has been all-consuming, and any poetry energy available has been c...
The Next Big Thing Roy Marshall has kindly tagged me in an ongoing project called 'The Next Big Thing'. This involves writers answering a set of quest...
Buying 'Gaud' On-line As promised, I can now give details of where to buy 'Gaud', as well as the other great Flarestack Poets pamphlets, on-line. Just cli...
Flarestack Poets Launch I'm just about recovered now from the intense experience of presenting poems from my pamphlet Gaud at the Flarestack Poets launch in Bi...
Gaud Gigs The launch of Gaud is now imminent and I have two readings lined up. The first is the official launch, organised by Flarestack Poets and Wri...
Proof I have just received the proofs of my pamphlet Gaud from Jacqui Rowe at Flarestack , which makes the whole business suddenly seem a lot mor...