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…
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Two of my poems appear in the latest issue of Middlesborough’s Black Light Engine Room The poems are the previously unpublished Skin Stains and Inverted Samson This current issue (six)…
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…
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…
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…
Allotments No 1 I’ve seen the proof!
Anne showed me the proof copy of our first collaboration, Allotments No 1 today. It made me put the Parma Violets on the jukebox so I could have a pogo…
Tynemouth Station
Anne Proctor and I have stalls at Tynemouth Station’s groovy, vibrant weekend market. Come and say hello!
Allotment book latest
Anne Proctor showed me our Allotment book work in progress yesterday. It looks amazing and Anne has got all sorts of plans for how the finished product will look. The…
Elaine performs live and for FREE March 19th Live Theatre
Last September I took part in Amuse Bouche at Stockton ARC. It was a free night of poetry organised by ARC and Apples and Snakes. I performed my poetry alongside…
Update on Proctor/Cusack collaboration
Saw Anne’s draft copy of our Allotment book today. It’s great collaborating with her. Ideas flow between us and cleanse my tired brain cells of negativity and cynicism. Two creative heads…