Caroline Burrows
So I got to meet and then see and hear Cycle Poet Caroline Burrows on Thursday evening. I hadn’t heard about her or her work until an ol’ school pal…
YouTube poem
I’m tickled pink that my poem Low Tide, Garlieston features in The Poetry Archive Now! 2022 line-up. The poem was inspired by a return visit to Dumfries and Galloway in…
@VerseCycle
I’m reading The Wind in my Wheels by Josie Dew at the moment. It was recommended to me by someone who has cycled all over the place. I’d say the…
Book Sale!
I’ll be having a sale at the final Tynemouth Station Book Fair of 2022 on Sunday 16th October. All books will be selling for 50p each or three for a…
Small Beauties
I’m pleased to write that The Poem with No Name from my pamphlet Loose Threads and Sacred Spaces is August’s Diamond Twig Poem of the Month. Poet and novelist Ellen…
Bookfair 21st August
I’m standing at Tynemouth Station Book Fair next weekend on Sunday 21st August. This FREE to attend fair is open from 10am to 4pm on the station’s West Concourse. The…
Bonny & Read
Today, Thursday 4th August 2022, is publication day for Julie Walker. Hodder and Stoughton are publishing her debut novel, Bonny & Read. I type with a grin on my face…
September Gig
I’m tickled pink to be working with two of my celebrity showbiz pals from North East England’s cultural scene. I’ve joined creative forces with Steve Drayton (comedian, actor, player of…
Poetry Jam
I’m limbering up to perform next Thursday 7th July at Poetry Jam, Durham’s legendary spoken word evening. Hosted by Steve Urwin, the evening is a safe space to read aloud…
Big Tastes
In my last blog, Alcoholiday, I wrote about recalibrating my 40 year relationship with booze. I was helped by following Annie Grace’s challenge in The Alcohol Experiment: 30 Days to…