Sunlit Days and Moonlit Caves
My dear friend and longtime creative collaborator Sandy Chadwin was remembered on Friday at an evening of song, story and memory at Cullercoats’ historic Watch House. The sold out gig…
Sandy Chadwin Sells Out
My dear friend and longtime creative collaborator Sandy Chadwin would have chuckled at that title. We’d organised an evening of song, story and memory at Cullercoats’ historic Watch House for…
September gig!
My first gig of the autumn is an afternoon guest slot at the launch of The Scribblers’ latest book: Scribblers Let Loose! Join us on Monday 11th September at The…
New Book for sale online & in a real shop
My latest book Cycle is a collaboration with Steve Drayton, Rob Walton and Steve Urwin. You can buy the book in person from Whitley Bay’s fabulous indie bookstore, The Bound…
Performance Poetry
I was unexpectedly impressed at a recent poetry reading. No, really, and I’m going to tell you all about it. Earlier this month, manager James at Whitley Bay’s indie bookshop…
It Won’t Always Be Like This
Yesterday marked a whopping 38 years since I wrote my first “proper” poem. You might think “why and how does she remember?” Thing is, I’m great at remembering birthday and…