poetry

Is it too early to be thinking about Christmas? Almost certainly, yes. Is this year going to be THE year in which you get all your shopping sorted way ahead of time? Probably not, no. Is there a book publishing today which could solve many of your Christmas shopping headaches? No idea, tbh. Regardless, I…

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…

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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…

Here’s one of those mildly boring updates about when and where I’ll be reading poems over the coming months. First, a couple of new shows to announce for March 2024. Tickets have just gone on sale for CHESTER (Storyhouse) and LINCOLN (Theatre Royal). Earlier this week, tickets also went on sale for a couple of…

I’m delighted to share with you some exciting – if somewhat unseasonal – news … I have a new poetry collection coming out in October, perfectly timed for Christmas: which is a good job really because it’s a book of Christmas poems. It’s called ‘And So This is Christmas’ and is now available to preorder.…