Thanks to everyone who has come along to my shows so far this Autumn. Most of you have even come back after the interval, which is very kind and forgiving of you. Next week I’m in Banbury, Stamford, Pocklington, Liverpool and Otley. They’re all sold out, I’m afraid, but there are a few tickets left…
poetry
I
Growth proliferates — demanding
degrading, derailing, deficient
destroying, degenerating, detonating
demineralising
depressing.
Degrowth devolves — deconstructs
decentralises, deinstitutionalises, decolonises
dematerialises, demilitarises and
decommodifies.
Degrowth defuses
and designs.
Decide destination degrowth.
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At last! I’m delighted to announce that my most recent book Days Like These is finally available for pre-order in North America. It will officially publish there in hardcover on 5th December and is available through all good bookstores and also Amazon. It contains a poem for every day of the year, each one inspired…
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Today is set to be agreeably alliterative across an assortment of areas although the occasional metaphor may cause some faces to cloud. Idioms will be coming down like stair rods in northern regions, while the south may experience the odd outbreak of similes, like an unexpected shower of arrows. In coastal, littoral, and seaside areas,…