Sunday – and the squirrels are lazing in their branches,the sheep are congregating for morning service,and the bears are sleeping off their sore heads. The sloths are taking things slow, the hippos are wallowing,the cats are curling up on the newspaper in front of the television.The alpacas will spend the day in their fluffies. Not…
Poem
Why do I always watch my birds?I know that statement sounds absurdbut today I reached an all-lime toewhen I received a blushing crow. It’s wetting gorse – and here’s the crunch:my conversation packs a lunch.I’m not sure when all this beganbut I think I need a plaster man to help me when my stouth gets muck.I…
In the park,the tall trees are wavingin the afternoon breeze. I wave backonly to realize they are wavingat the person behind me.
Exciting times … I’m coming back to Ireland this October to read some poems in what is set to be my most extensive tour there yet*: 17th: BELFAST, Mandela Hall18th: DUBLIN, Ambassador Theatre19th: LIMERICK, Lime Tree Theatre20th: DERRY, Millennium Forum Tickets are on sale here: https://brianbilston.com/events/. Book now to guarantee disappointment. * previous record =…
Sounds Made by Humans – an album of my poetry put to music by the fabulous Catenary Wires – can now be listened to on Spotify, iTunes and those other streaming platforms. “A contender for album of the year.” Backseat Mafia“An instant cult classic. 5/5” Louder Than War And if you like what you hear,…
And onto today’s climate forecast, where we can expect to see a prolonged spell of inaction,interspersed with patches of hazy promisesacross many areas. Over Westminster and other centres of government,a build-up of hot air will cause inactivity to soarto record levels over the coming days,in spite of the high pressure. Elsewhere, a front of chronic misinformation will sweep…
Last week saw the release of ‘Sounds Made by Humans’, an album of ‘poem songs’ I’ve made with the brilliant Catenary Wires. The album is out now on vinyl and CD; it’s also available for streaming on Spotify and elsewhere, and can be downloaded. Some places where you can find it… BANDCAMP SHOPIFY ROUGH TRADE…
A new ‘poem song’ with the fab Catenary Wires is out today: Every Song on the Radio Reminds Me of You. We’ve even made an accompanying video, in which I do some very good walking around with a radio, plus knob twiddling. It’s from our forthcoming album, ‘Sounds Made by Humans’ which comes out on 9…