Kendal Poetry Festival 23rd-26th June One of the reasons why this blog has been particularly quiet (ok, silent) since the New Year is that I am a co-director of Kendal Poetry Festival (along with Clare Shaw) and we found out…
END OF YEAR BLOG
REVIEW OF 2021 I have begun and started this post so many times in the last week. Usually I really look forward to writing the end of year blog, to look back at the good things that have happened. But…
Poetry Carousel 2022
with Kim Moore, Jacqueline Saphra, Roy McFarlane and John McCullough 1st-4th February 2022 To book, please ring Rydal Hall on 015394 32050 £420 single room Includes accommodation, breakfast, lunch, three-course evening meal and all workshops and readings During the Poetry…
The Writing Hours – January Resolution/Revolution
with Clare Shaw and Kim Moore Imagine January… It’s a New Year but the mornings are dark, the evenings are cold and the best Christmas chocolate has been eaten. It’s all feeling a bit grim. January 2022 is going to…
Poetry Readings and Book Launches
Join me for the book launch of All the Men I Never Married Hi all – I’m really looking forward to the book launch of All the Men I Never Married on Friday 15th October at 7.30pm. I’ll be reading…
Podcast Radio Hour – presented by Laura Grimshaw and Salena Godden
Poetry and Flugel Horns A few months ago I sent a recording of myself reading one of my All The Men I Never Married poems to one of my best friends in the world, trumpet player and professional musician Dave Boraston. …
Welcome to my website!
New Book, New Look! Welcome to my new website! With the arrival of my second collection All The Men I Never Married, I thought it was about time I got myself a proper, grown up website. Thanks to Claire Steele…
Poetry Double Bill – Polly Atkin & Kim Moore
9th October, 2021, 7.30pm, online Two extraordinary collections of poetry will be launched in this dazzling evening event. Much With Body is Polly Atkin’s startlingly original second collection. The beauty of the Lake District is both balm and mirror,…
Go to the poets – they will speak to thee
I can’t believe it is already nearly the end of May. I hope lots of you can join me for this event on Wednesday 26th May with the brilliant poet Wendy Pratt. The open mic is now full, but…
Where To Next? – A Seminar hosted by Kendal Poetry Festival
June 2nd, 1pm-4pm The literary landscape has been transformed by the pandemic – how do we move forwards? In February 2021, Kendal Poetry Festival staged 45 online events over 10 days, including “Rising to the Challenge: Poetry in an Age of…
