Having performed a poem at the Culture Declares Emergency (CDE) Bristol launch on Friday 28th, I’m making my individual declaration of...

2019, when I had – in a very real sense – wings. A belated and brief round-up of last year (I know – it’s nearly February, but midwinter...

In praise of pansies and flowery language (sometimes). I haven’t done a blog hurrah yet, but: I’m currently in a period of supported...

Ekphrasis for All! (See Max Literacy update below) (No, projectification is not a word – but I just needed to finish the ‘-ification’...

I’ve started using Trello as a way of keeping track of my poertry submissions to competitions and journals – and have found it a really...

Though let’s be honest, it’s seriously slippery. Some upcoming and ongoing projects: I’m delighted to be running a weekend of Fortean...

The Tower of Maps and Thread (there’s a title) A few hurrahs: firstly, my poem ‘How to Preserve a Fatberg’ is up today on The Poetry Shed...

Polari Writing with the Palones of Chelt Lit Crawl A busy couple of weeks with Cheltenham Literature Festival workshops, amongst other...

A quick hooray for two little videos: This one, where I make a cameo in my red sparkly jacket, of a Wessex Inspiration Network...

Just back from a double whammy of festivals – Green Man and Shambala. Knackered! Both were very splendid happenings indeed. Will post...

A still from The Desktop Metaphor Some good newses to celebrate & projects to update! Firstly, the filmpoem by Helmie Stil of my piece...

The splendid Reading Room at the Wellcome Collection Happy New Year! I hope you’ve had some enjoyable time off over midwinter &...

From January 23rd, I’ll be hosting a five-week fortnightly course, Letting Your Avant-Garde Down, at Hours here in Bristol. I’m delighted...

Earlier in September, I was invited by Knowle West Media Centre to write a ‘bedtime story for an artists’ at their Artist Hotel...

Shambling at Shambala 2017 It’s been a busy couple of festival weeks! And I’m just starting to return to the so-called ‘Real World’… The...

“desecrated spaces, the rivers of me, these capillaries drying up at their tips” Last Wednesday, I ran the last workshop (of four) at M...

Marvin could do with a bit of this recipe, I reckon. Last Thursday 27th July, I compered an event as part of at-Bristol’s Festival of...

A room with twelve skeletons; skulls all facing the same way. A bony choir: but what songs will they sing us? Songs from long ago – and...

Two Good Things: My National Poetry Competition second prize winner, ‘The Desktop Metaphor’ was featured on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Poetry Please’...

or, Putting on Your Proper Poet Hat It’s with huge delight I can now celebrate that I was awarded second prize in The Poetry Society’s...