Very happy to have made this Australian longlist with three witchy poems - congratulations to Sue Burge also! Fingers crossed for the shortlist now. www.writingtheheroine.com/longlist

Looking forward to this live reading at Waterstones Market Harborough on Thursday with Jonathan Taylor, Tim Relf and Maria Taylor – come join us if you can! I’ll be reading some playful poems for #nationalpoetryday

Starts 6.30pm - details here: www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...

Edited by Paul with translations by Siena Crossley, The Power of Place: Poetry of the Côte d’Azur can be bought on Amazon or from Paul directly: strategol@orange.fr

The inspiration for my own poem came from an altogether different place, although Paul was kind enough to keep it in the anthology, perhaps as a point of contrast. In warm, bright and opulent places there are often small, scared patches of darkness that should be brought to the light.

Inspired by making his home in Cannes and “walking in the sandy footsteps of many great writers who found inspiration in the topography, climate and culture of this marvellous land”, Paul has assembled a small collection of beautiful poems which perfectly demonstrate the inspiration of place.

There are many tales to be told from that short, intense time living at sea with complete strangers, but I’d never considered it material for poetry until lovely Paul Christopher Walton asked if I had anything to contribute to his forthcoming anthology Côte d’Azur.

Almost 41 years ago this weekend, I had a big adventure. Pre-university me spent the summer of 1984 working as single crew on board a small yacht on the Côte d’Azur, helping the owner of a kit car company promote his latest vehicle.

It was time for me to grow up.

Grateful for recent mentions of my pamphlet January conversations, with dogs out in the world, and pleased that people can see Jane Burn’s magnificent artwork for the first time.

It’s in in the Valley Press online bookshop, and you get a bonus Taffy bookmark www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/janua...

January conversations, with dogs. First walk up to the top field since my Achilles injury last September- yay!!

This time tomorrow I’ll be reading from my new pamphlet January conversations, with dogs and we’ll also be hearing some wonderful doggy poems by a community of dog-loving poets, including Miriam Darlington who was kind enough to write these nice words about my book.

Sharing more of Jane Burn’s gorgeous artwork for my new book - the Zoom launch is this Sunday 5th Jan, the date three years ago when I started writing the notes that became the poems.

It’s free but you need to book to get the Zoom details - come join us!

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Please come along to help me celebrate the launch of my new pamphlet from Valley Press, January conversations, with dogs. I'm so proud of this little book which has been beautifully illustrated by Jane Burn.

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Before the storms hit I was admiring the molehills in our garden - I love it when moley pays us a visit, and it was very timely as my poem ‘Moleology’ has been published in the Fall 2024 Dirt issue of Penumbra Online - you can read it here:

penumbraonline.com/fall-2024

Much to my surprise, I find myself on the shortlist of the poetry category for the Hammond House Publishing 2024 International Literary Prize, along with poetry friends Sharon Black and Mary Mulholland. Yay! www.hammondhouse.org.uk/2024-literar...

Delighted to be reading for the fab Red Door Poets as the guest of Chris Hardy – please join us on zoom on Sunday 1st December at 6pm if you can! Eventbrite link to register here from Red Door Poets:
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Here’s an upside down corgi. How is your day going?