Allotments No 1 is everywhere!
Well not quite! It is mentioned on the most recent edition of Flavour, the food and drink radio show I started in Cambridge six years ago. The show started out…
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Writers’ Open Evening Thursday August 1st
Calling all coastal-dwelling writers! The Ballarat Studios in North Shields is hosting an open evening for local writers on Thursday August 1st. The event is FREE and aimed at writers…
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Pieces from Eight and gig on Saturday
Pieces from Eight: An Octet of New IRON Poets is out now. It features Chris Raetschus, Rowena Sommerville, Margaret Oliphant, Vicky Arthurs, Amina Marix Evans, John Price, Arthur Haswell and…Elaine…
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David Almond versus Bonnie Tyler
The Iron Age festival is in full swing. We’re having a ball in Cullercoats. Ian McMillan last night and David Almond in a few hours. I was supposed to take…
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Elaine out and about in May
Allotments No 1 my first handmade book with printmaker Anne Proctor is being warmly received by those with impeccable taste! I am pleased with the positive feedback received so far….
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Beyond all this, the wish to collaborate
Small piles of C90 and C120 tapes stand in front of my “music system”. This morning I decided to listen to one entitled e&d demos. No tracklisting. Name written in…
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Black Light Engine Room magazine
Two of my poems appear in the latest issue of Middlesborough’s Black Light Engine Room The poems are the previously unpublished Skin Stains and Inverted Samson This current issue (six)…
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Undercroft gig
Tuesday’s gig at Live Theatre went well. It was great working with Andrew and Rowan once again. The Undercroft is a great space for poetry readings. Andrew, Rowan and I…
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How To buy Allotments No 1
Allotments No 1 the first handmade book collaboration by myself and printmaker Anne Proctor is now available for sale. The book contains my poem, Rectangle of Hope plus 14 pages…
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Plain Sailing
Gearing up for tonight’s sold out gig at Live Theatre. Had lunch with friends inc Jen who has hand stitched the very first copy of Allotments No1 so I can…