2019 - 2020
The Cracked Skull Cinema Tour
Wednesday 25 March: TROIKA: HOURS Space, Bristol: with Matthew Caley and Tim Cumming CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19
Tuesday 3 March: Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh: for Vespers: with Tim Cumming and Christopher Meredith
Friday 28 February: Charlton Kings, Cheltenham: for New Bohemians: reading, and performing song-versions of poems
Wednesday 19 February: Smokey Joe's, Cheltenham: for Poetry Cafe Refreshed
Wednesday 11 December: Old Murenger House, Newport: with David Clarke
Friday 22 November: Bristol Grammar School Library: preforming songs with Tom Biddle for Robert Massey's book launch
Saturday 9 November: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh: with Kaddy Benyon, Peter Daniels, and Andrew McDonnell for Poetry in Aldeburgh
Friday 8 November: The Cross Keys, Aldeburgh: performing song versions of the poems for Poetry in Aldeburgh
Sunday 3 November: Art Bank Voices, Shepton Mallet: for the Festival of Death and Dying
Tuesday 2 October: Abingdon School, Oxfordshire: workshop and reading
Monday 16 September: The Gallimaufry, Bristol: playing song versions of poems from the book
Monday 9 September: The Word Cafe Radio Show: for Dial-a-Poet, hosted by Julie Mullen
Friday 6 September: HOURS, Bristol: for Silver Street
Wednesday 10 July: The Greenback Inn, Bristol: for Satellite of Love, with Sophie Herxheimer
Thursday 23 May: The Arts House, Bristol: with David Clarke
Wednesday 15 May: The Bell Inn, Bath: with David Clarke
Thursday 9 May: Exeter University Department of English: workshop and reading
The Cracked Skull Cinema Tour
Wednesday 25 March: TROIKA: HOURS Space, Bristol: with Matthew Caley and Tim Cumming CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19
Tuesday 3 March: Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh: for Vespers: with Tim Cumming and Christopher Meredith
Friday 28 February: Charlton Kings, Cheltenham: for New Bohemians: reading, and performing song-versions of poems
Wednesday 19 February: Smokey Joe's, Cheltenham: for Poetry Cafe Refreshed
Wednesday 11 December: Old Murenger House, Newport: with David Clarke
Friday 22 November: Bristol Grammar School Library: preforming songs with Tom Biddle for Robert Massey's book launch
Saturday 9 November: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh: with Kaddy Benyon, Peter Daniels, and Andrew McDonnell for Poetry in Aldeburgh
Friday 8 November: The Cross Keys, Aldeburgh: performing song versions of the poems for Poetry in Aldeburgh
Sunday 3 November: Art Bank Voices, Shepton Mallet: for the Festival of Death and Dying
Tuesday 2 October: Abingdon School, Oxfordshire: workshop and reading
Monday 16 September: The Gallimaufry, Bristol: playing song versions of poems from the book
Monday 9 September: The Word Cafe Radio Show: for Dial-a-Poet, hosted by Julie Mullen
Friday 6 September: HOURS, Bristol: for Silver Street
Wednesday 10 July: The Greenback Inn, Bristol: for Satellite of Love, with Sophie Herxheimer
Thursday 23 May: The Arts House, Bristol: with David Clarke
Wednesday 15 May: The Bell Inn, Bath: with David Clarke
Thursday 9 May: Exeter University Department of English: workshop and reading
I'm potentially available for readings and literary festivals; please use the CONTACT page. As well as organising a short-lived-but-well-received reading series called Park Street Poetry (2011-2013), which I've archived here, I've read my poems at a range of venues with some great poets. A few particular highlights include:
2014 - 2018
2018 Bristol University: inaugural reading for my residency with the BPI.
2018 For Pighog, Brighton, with Vicki Husband.
2017 LRB Bookshop, Bloomsbury: launch of Magma 67: Bones & Breath, with A B Jackson, Rob A MacKenzie, Alison Brackenbury, Holly Corfield-Carr, et al.
2016 Mackay Theatre for Bristol Poetry Festival, with Matthew Caley, Rachael Boast and Rosie Jackson
2016 Bristol Folk House: launch of Vision Helmet (Maquette Press, 2016), with Andy Brown and music from Lionel, Richie & the Wardrobe
2015 St James Wine Vaults, Bath: accompanying my own reading by playing new songs for the first time in years.
2014 NATE Annual Conference, with Rachael Boast, Helen Mort and Andrew Jamison
2014 The Watershed, Bristol, for Biosphere Festival, with Claire Williamson and Lorna Goodison
2014 Everyman Theatre for Cheltenham Poetry Festival, with Don Paterson
2014 Bath Spa University, hosted by Carrie Etter
2014 Topping & Company, Bath: launch of Rain Rider (Salt, 2013)
2018 For Pighog, Brighton, with Vicki Husband.
2017 LRB Bookshop, Bloomsbury: launch of Magma 67: Bones & Breath, with A B Jackson, Rob A MacKenzie, Alison Brackenbury, Holly Corfield-Carr, et al.
2016 Mackay Theatre for Bristol Poetry Festival, with Matthew Caley, Rachael Boast and Rosie Jackson
2016 Bristol Folk House: launch of Vision Helmet (Maquette Press, 2016), with Andy Brown and music from Lionel, Richie & the Wardrobe
2015 St James Wine Vaults, Bath: accompanying my own reading by playing new songs for the first time in years.
2014 NATE Annual Conference, with Rachael Boast, Helen Mort and Andrew Jamison
2014 The Watershed, Bristol, for Biosphere Festival, with Claire Williamson and Lorna Goodison
2014 Everyman Theatre for Cheltenham Poetry Festival, with Don Paterson
2014 Bath Spa University, hosted by Carrie Etter
2014 Topping & Company, Bath: launch of Rain Rider (Salt, 2013)
2011- 2013
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2013 The Poetry Place, Covent Garden: launch of Rain Rider (Salt, 2013),
with Roddy Lumsden, Matthew Caley, and Patrick Brandon 2013 Cutlers Hall, Bristol: launch of The Echoing Gallery (Redcliffe Press, 2013), with Rachael Boast, Claire Williamson, David Clarke, Holly Corfield-Carr, et al, and music from Hat in Hand 2013 Arnolfini for Bristol Poetry Festival, with Louis de Bernieres and Rachael Boast 2013 The Oak Room, Cattistock: guest reader at launch of Poems From the Oak Room, edited by Annie Freud 2012 Boston Tea Party for Park Street Poetry, Bristol: accompanying Roddy Lumsden, Katy Evans-Bush, and Tamar Yoseloff 2012 The Oak Room, Cattistock, with Rachael Boast and Annie Freud 2011 Sussex University, with Peter Abbs, Abi Curtis, et al 2011 Edin's Bar, Nottingham: joint launch with Matthew Caley of The Method Men (Salt, 2010) and Apparently (Bloodaxe, 2010) 2011 The Betsey Trotwood, Faringdon, with Matthew Caley and John Stammers |
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2002 - 2010
2010 The Troubadour, Earl's Court: with judges and other shortlisted poets for the London Festival Poetry Prize
2010 The Phoenix Artists' Club, Charing Cross Road: with Agnieszka Studzinska and Mark Granier
2010 Bristol Grammar School: launch of The Method Men (Salt, 2010)
2010 Arnolfini for Bristol Poetry Festival, with Ruth Fainlight and Patrick Brandon.
2008 The Troubador, Earl's Court: as Showcase poet for the launch of Magma 40
2008 Arnolfini for Bristol Poetry Festival, with Jacob Polley, Maura Dooley and Jane Griffiths
2007 The Poetry Place, Covent Garden, with Inua Ellams
2005 Al's Bar, Exmouth Market: launch of Reactions 5 (Pen & Inc Press, 2005), with Clare Pollard, Gareth Jones, John McCullough, Meryl Pugh, et al
2004 YHA Narrow Quay, Bristol, with Roddy Lumsden and Philip Gross
2003 BBC Bristol: on the Keith Warmington Show with Roddy Lumsden
2002 The Poetry Place, Covent Garden: with fellow Eric Gregory Award Winners Jacob Polley, Kathryn Simmonds, Eleanor Rees, Christopher James, Luke
Heeley, Caroline Bird, and Judith Lal
2010 The Phoenix Artists' Club, Charing Cross Road: with Agnieszka Studzinska and Mark Granier
2010 Bristol Grammar School: launch of The Method Men (Salt, 2010)
2010 Arnolfini for Bristol Poetry Festival, with Ruth Fainlight and Patrick Brandon.
2008 The Troubador, Earl's Court: as Showcase poet for the launch of Magma 40
2008 Arnolfini for Bristol Poetry Festival, with Jacob Polley, Maura Dooley and Jane Griffiths
2007 The Poetry Place, Covent Garden, with Inua Ellams
2005 Al's Bar, Exmouth Market: launch of Reactions 5 (Pen & Inc Press, 2005), with Clare Pollard, Gareth Jones, John McCullough, Meryl Pugh, et al
2004 YHA Narrow Quay, Bristol, with Roddy Lumsden and Philip Gross
2003 BBC Bristol: on the Keith Warmington Show with Roddy Lumsden
2002 The Poetry Place, Covent Garden: with fellow Eric Gregory Award Winners Jacob Polley, Kathryn Simmonds, Eleanor Rees, Christopher James, Luke
Heeley, Caroline Bird, and Judith Lal
