I've been Canterbury's Poet Laureate for twelve months of a thirty six month residency. Thanks to Wise Words Festival and The Marlowe Theatre. The laureateship started in May 2017 with Warrior Poets, Read more [...]
Throughout 2018 I have been working with young people in care in Coventry. Its been a highly secretive project until now. The culmination, the high point, is a live performance, by the young people Read more [...]
Let's start this on the on Wednesday,June 6th at The Ethiopian Embassy in London. Thursday 7th June at 11am I travel from London to Manchester. At 2pm I’m in Castlefield, the first location, Read more [...]
Two weeks back I received four complimentary tickets for the opening ceremony of The Great Exhibition of The North. I’ll be performing my Anthem for The North, from the bridge in the photo above, Read more [...]
Hello. I am one of five judges for The Golden man Booker Prize this year. It is a special one-off award to celebrate 50th anniversary of The Man Booker Prize and crowns the best work of fiction from Read more [...]
Time is like the weather system. It has patterns, storm seasons with electric charges. Memory. The arctic wind brushes a molten sun making of it a golden drop of frozen gold. Breath beats the window Read more [...]
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will marry at St George’s Chapel in Windsor today so I think I will write Meghan a letter. Dear Meghan, Hope you're well and congratulations. There's another Read more [...]
I'm tired.I have won my case against Wigan Council and I should be happy but I am just tired. I have been awarded a six figure sum. I will receive a written apology and my files will be returned to Read more [...]
In 2016 a blind man waited patiently in the book signing queue. “I’m Blind Al” he said “And I have practised Buddhism for many years and I’ve written a short poem and I would like to Read more [...]
Stephen Ucembe watched as the head of his mother separated from her body. “It was on the floor over there” he said with an involuntary nod to the foreground. She was breastfeeding his baby brother. Read more [...]