Cynical Ballads at Edinburgh
I’ll be going back to the Edinburgh Fringe this August. My ninth full month in Edinburgh. I’m doing two shows. […]
The Vile Ascent of Lucien Gore …
My new book was published this week. It’s a single long poem about a Tory MP called Lucien Gore who […]
PBS Poetry Cuts Gig
I’m very pleased to be involved with the following gig. The Poet Laureate presents ‘Poetry Cuts’ in support of the […]
Homework Season 4
Bob Dylan Poetry
I’m honoured to have been included in an anthology published by Seren to celebrate Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday. The Captain’s […]
This Is What A Poet Looks Like
This Is What A Poet Looks Like … Or so read the sign above my head for most of yesterday […]
Don't Close Our Library!
I’m despairing somewhat. The whizz-kids at Suffolk County Council are trying to close Bungay Library. We’ve only recently moved to […]
We never grew up, we just got ourselves free …
… so sing Ocean Colour Scene. And last night I had the pleasure of having Simon Fowler sing that a […]
London Run Over
Wow. We did it. 10 corking shows. We even sold out on the last night. Feeling really pleased with the […]
MusicOMH Review
There are NO full time spoken word reviewers. There wouldn’t be enough shows to sustain one day-a-week reviewing, let alone […]