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2021
Tuesday 7 September:       The Novi Sad International Literature Festival (Serbia)
Sunday 26 September:       The Poetry Place, on West Wilts Radio, with Sue Proffitt, hosted by Dawn Gorman
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

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)

2011- 2013

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

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 ​​
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