Earlier this year in Botswana Southern Africa I read poetry on stage with a London writer who read this entire Richard Pryor section as if it were his own original construct.   more »

On another matter but relevant to this week i was asked a few months ago to write a poem about Darwin as it is the 20th anniversary of his birth on Feb 12th next year. I linked Darwin with the theme of Climate Change connecting to my recent sojourn to The Arctic and wrote a poem called What if . The piece is to be filmed for The Channel Four TV Series, three minute wonder. So on the hoof we put the poem to music and it’s worked. If all goes well we’ll be filming it next week.    more »

But If what I am doing right now is getting back in the car and retreating from Beachy Head then there should be some interesting blog posts to come. You, the reader and the passenger in my car will I hope enjoy the views to come rather than worry about my gear shifts. Still, if you treat this post as a careful look over the engine. Could you put your seat belt on please. Chugger Chugger brumm brumm.    more »