Reading at Bath Festival, Saturday May 20

Just to say that I'll be reading with my Poetry Society Stanza group, The Town Hall Poets, this Saturday, May 20th, in Bath as part of the free events programme at Bath Festival. We'll be on Southgate Stage (outside the Apple store) at 11am, then in Kingsmead Square from 12.30 - 1.15pm, in Alfred Street… Continue reading Reading at Bath Festival, Saturday May 20

Poets for the Common Good at Greenbelt

I am extremely happy, excited and grateful to have been asked to read poetry at this year's Greenbelt Festival, alongside Nancy Campbell, Sasha Dugdale and Rebecca Goss, and introduced by Anthony Wilson! More details coming soon.  Find out more about the festival at the Greenbelt website.  

Still here

This week I've been aware of more sadness, worry, fear and dread.  I've mostly been aware of this when I've been on the internet so I've tried not to be on the internet too much.  Again, Summer Pierre has caught my mood well. I've been thinking about what to blog about and wondering if I should be… Continue reading Still here

If we were having coffee…. 13 November

If we were having coffee we'd be drinking tea or wine or hot chocolate because it's too late in the afternoon to drink coffee.  I'd tell you that I'm carrying a knot of fear and dread around with me that reminds me of when I was a young teenager and I first read about nuclear… Continue reading If we were having coffee…. 13 November

The miracle of keeping going

I'm struggling to keep going with a blog a day.... but here I am.  After the election of Donald Trump in the US and the EU referendum result in the UK, and with the rise of the far-Right in mainland Europe, not to mention the continued  oppression of so many of the world's people in… Continue reading The miracle of keeping going

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