My latest collection of poems is available from Longbarrow Press. Little Piece of Harm is a narrative sequence that focuses on 24 hours in the life of a city that has been shut down in the aftermath of a shooting. As this act of violence ramifies outwards, the sequence explores the geographical reach of Sheffield…
Posted on 28th March 2021 in PublicationsLongbarrow Press launches its long-awaited walking-themed anthology The Footing with presentations, readings, audio works and illustrated talks on Monday 25th November at The Shakespeare, Gibraltar Street, Sheffield. The evening kicks off at 7.30 p.m. City, country and coast (and the spaces in between) are the settings for these journeys; here, the act of walking is,…
Posted on 20th November 2013 in NewsLongbarrow Press is proud to announce the publication of The Footing. The Footing is an anthology of specially commissioned poems on the theme of walking, with substantial contributions from Angelina Ayers, James Caruth, Mark Goodwin, Rob Hindle, Andrew Hirst, Fay Musselwhite and myself. A beautifully produced 96-page hardback book, it is now available from Longbarrow…
Posted on 1st November 2013 in News
Jigs and Reels came out in May 2013: a chapbook published by Shoestring Press. The central sequence envisages the poems almost as ‘folk’ songs combined into ‘sets’: two poems spliced together to create thematic couplings on the page. The pieces explore issues of family, fatherhood, mortality, and another folk ‘standard’ – the impact of war. The first…
Posted on 22nd July 2013 in PublicationsA collaboration between Paul Evans (graphics), myself (words) and Brian Lewis (film-maker) entitled ‘Murmuration’ is now available on Vimeo. There’s plenty of films to see on the site that have been produced by Longbarrow Press. My collaboration ‘Skin’ produced with Karl Hirst (photography) and Brian Lewis (film-maker) is worth viewing if you get the chance.
Posted on 25th June 2013 in NewsThe Spirit is a Bone took the form of a creative intervention within the Derby Museums Visual Poetry of 1001 Objects gallery from May 2013 to January 2014. Continuing with its aim to inspire curiosity, a bespoke desk-bureau with a number of drawers by my collaborator Paul Evans was nestled within the space. Within the…
Posted on 26th May 2013 in Commissions, Poetry