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Highly Commended in Charm Poetry Prize
Thanks to Alan Buckley for placing my poem We Play The Music of Food in the Highly Commended category for the Charm Poetry Prize. He writes, “This poem, with its intricate scheme of end and internal rhymes, contains some of … Highly Commended in Charm Poetry Prize Read More »
My Second Road Trip around Ireland
I’ve spent a lot of May driving around Ireland in my campervan in unfeasibly good weather. I’d planned to do some editing, but I’ve written some new material instead.
Poem Shortlisted for Verve’s Poem of The Month
Thanks to Stuart and Hayley at Verve for shortlisting my poem The Next Song on the Radio for their first ever Poem of the Month (April 2025).You can read the winning poem and all the shortlisted poems on Verve’s Substack.
The Year Ahead
2024 was a great year for me creatively. This was largely down to other people, but it was dependent on being motivated to develop my writing, music, and voice skills. My writing mantra for 2025 is ‘Up the weirdness’, which … The Year Ahead Read More »
Panda-monium at Christmas Party
The final gig of 2024 was as Hampshire’s leading panda harmonium duo at Chipping Sodbury Folk Night’s Christmas party. The audience joined in enthusiastically, and we even finished off the evening with a folk song!
King’s Walk Community Festival
For King’s Walk Festival in Winchester I have been putting together (with Sellotape and scissors!) a Community Poem, based on lines written by visitors to the event. Local poets have been writing about specific shops, and my other contribution has … King’s Walk Community Festival Read More »