A poetry reading with a difference: ten poets choose their favourite contemporary poem and read one of theirs in response. It's going to be a...
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Reading with David Constantine and Tishani Doshi at Berwick Literary Festival, 17th October
I’m very excited to be reading alongside fellow Bloodaxe poets David Constantine (one of this year's National Poetry Competition judges) and Forward...
Presenting at the Poetry and Mentoring Symposium, Friday 8th October
What stories can we tell about the people who make us into poets? This free, one-day symposium on poetry and mentoring takes place in-person at...
Presenting at ‘Is it Shame or is it Water’ conference at the Oxford Centre for Life Writing
I’m looking forward to taking part in this online conference on 5th and 6th August: ‘Is it Shame or Is it Water: poetry and research in...
Reading at Home Stage on YouTube 8pm 4th August
Home Stage grew out of The Royal British Legion Club – The Harbour Room – in the village of Blakeney on the North Norfolk coast. When Covid hit, it...
Royal Society of Literature Only Connect
I enjoyed writing a piece for the Royal Society of Literature newsletter Only Connect, choosing a talk from their archive that resonated...