The great English 60s poet Adrian Mitchell once said, “most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people”. I was fortunate enough to meet Adrian, who seemed a gentle and intelligent man, and had the honour...
Read MoreI was checking my latest book was available online to pre-order recently when something caught my eye. Each book on Amazon has a ranking in terms of its sales. For example, my recent book of new poetry, The Distance Between...
Read MoreI’ve broken my arm. Not a great career move. I’d like to say I damaged it snowboarding in the Himalayas or kite-surfing at the Great Barrier Reef or freebasing the Chrysler Building in New York. But I did it falling...
Read MoreFootball is a game played by two teams consisting of 22 millionaires. Each team wears a different colour kit. Teams have several choices of kit in order to sell to gullible supporters. To start the game the ball is placed...
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You have to have a certain type of madness to create a successful poetry festival from nothing....
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