I may not have updated this page for a while but I have not been idle! February Stablemates had to compete with many other London poetry events and Storm Doris Read More …

I was right about the Jan Stablemates – it was so overwhelming  that I even forgot to take a picture of the poets. I’m excited about the next one too as three Read More …

Oh, you won’t want to miss this one!  And to make sure you don’t, you can book in advance! The poets this month are from Carcanet: Kei Miller, William Letford Read More …

Last Thursday was the third Stablemates, with Tamar Yoseloff, Caroline Smith and Rosie Shepperd of Seren Books. If you want to know what it was like from someone who isn’t me, Read More …

I enjoyed a lovely weekend of poetry in Aldeburgh. Congratulations to the team who put it together – at their own initiative and (in some cases) expense.  They and the Read More …

The second Stablemates was another success and details of the next one (on 24th November) with Tamar Yoseloff, Caroline Smith and Rosie Shepperd of Seren Books are up on my Events page.  Meanwhile, I Read More …

The first Stablemates went really well so there will be more next year – I have some fabulous poets in mind to invite. Meanwhile, details of the next one (on Thurs Read More …

Details for the first in my new series of readings at Waterstones Piccadilly on the last Thursday of the month are now posted on my Forthcoming events page. I’ll be hosting and warming you Read More …

I have just updated my News page with information about a new series of readings I’ll be curating in the autumn.  I’ve also put info on two recently published poems Read More …

The holiday’s over and I’m back at work but have now managed to find time for this post. The Ledbury weekend started on Friday and I attended the Eric Gregory Read More …