Sat. 30th August 2pm HEART Headinley. @yaffles-nest.bsky.social will host the launch of Side-eye. It's free there's open mic. Guests Bob Beagrie & Faye Marshall (so there's your guarantee of quality!)
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(Photo of Bob by Kev Howard - Photo of me Phillip Shaw Photography)

Been into @jebookshull.bsky.social this morning with my new book, Side-eye, and Julie videos the inestimable @deanwilson.bsky.social reading one of the poems in it x

Books arrived...off to post office to send out pre-ordered copies... don't forget if you want one, www.mattpoet.com/shop xx

Official Side-eye launch, courtesy of @yaffles-nest.bsky.social. Sat 30th Aug 2pm Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre. Amazing guest poets: @bobbeagrie.bsky.social & @fayemarshall.bsky.social + open mic. Compered by @markconnors.bsky.social & @gillcresearch.bsky.social. Photo of Bob by Kev Howard

Today the proof copy of my new book arrived. I've signed it off to go to print asap. Thanks again to all involved at Yaffle Press

If you'd like to pre-order, it's available now at

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My new book, Side-eye is just days away now and I have readings/gigs booked in August September, November and December, and in 2026 all over the place...if you'd like to invite me to read at your poetry/spoken word event please get in touch x

So here it is...Side-eye is my new poetry collection, to be published by Yaffle Press in the coming weeks and available to pre-order now via www.mattpoet.com/shop/

Cover Art by Steve Mitchell www.inkyconditions.co.uk
Gigs and launch events to be posted soon

This ace anthology of recovery poems arrived in today's post, and in it my poem, A-rhythm xx