Ticket are now live for Cheltenham Poetry Festival in person events 7-17 May 2025. I'm reading on Saturday 17th May, at the Cheltenham Playhouse, with the lovely Barry Hollow and Shakquille. Ticket link here. Many thanks to Anna Saunders and team for the slot. We are on before the poetry slam evening, so it will be a great night!
Fancy a re-introduction to poetry? I've been asked to host a session on Monday 27 Jan, 2pm, at Lisvane Library, Cardiff. Come along and be reacquainted! More details below. Register at the library or via their Facebook page.
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A busy year with the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics committee is drawing to a close, and we celebrated in style with a festive evening of poetry, sea shanties, singing and general merriment! It was great fun to compere, and was lovely to hear Norrie Bissell (SC Geopoetic's Director) read from his new book, and Alyson Hallett (committee Chair). Penelope Shuttle read from her collaborative work with Alyson and it was a joy to hear from so many members too.
Delighted to be supporting Paul at the online launch of his latest collection 'it's all come down to this', on Monday 2 December. Alan Parry, from The Broken Spine Press will be hosting the evening.
On Tuesday 19 November I'll be reading at Cheltenham Poetry Festival online fundraiser with a number of great poets. I'm really looking forward to the evening and supporting the festival.
On Tuesday 8 October I took part in the Friends of Rhiwbeina Library Author talk series at Hyb Rhiwbeina Hub. I read a few poems from my forthcoming hybrid art and poem micro pamphlet 'City Companions' from Hedgehog Press, and talked about the collaboration process with the artist Karen Pierce-Gonzalez. Also my Bridport Prize shortlist poem 'Dad was a typesetter', 'Arcade Hopping' which is on display in Cardiff City Centre, 'Weeping Willow' from a Dylan Thomas anthology, 'Day trip to the mountains' from the Cambrian Mountains Society poetry competition, among others.
For National Poetry Day this year I visited 90 children in Year 3 (3 groups of 30!) at Rhiwbeina Primary School. We had a wonderful time talking about being a poet and writing 'Long Thin poems' together, inspired by this prompt from Micheal Rosen. We talking about what makes something special, made 'word ponds', wrote long thin poems, edited them, and then performed some aloud. A fabulous morning.
I was asked to contribute a reading to Damien B Donnelly's fabulous 'Eat the Storms' podcast, for the last episode of Season 8, which was an interview with Black Bough's Matthew MC Smith. Ten poets previous published by Black Bough - either in the Deep Time Series, Christmas & winter, Freedom Rapture or other issues contributed a poem.
