Photographs and primarily photography themed posts
I mentioned in a previous post about a collaborative project I was involved with, combining photography with poetry here in Portsmouth A quick mention that this exhibition is still available to see at Southsea Cinema in Palmerston Road. There is a reading event on Sunday, February 26th, at which I am planning on attending (if I can make it – I have other plans that day which might make getting there on time a bit…
I was involved in this project, which used the work of a professional photographer as a starting points for poems, which were then turned into postcards. The nature of this meant that poets had to keep the poems to a short length. I’ll post my poem that made the cut, perhaps with one that didn’t, at a later date. But if you are interested in finding out more about the project, then there are events…
A first event for you in January – I read at the Victoria Institute in November, and it was excellent, highly recommended, with a rich variety of voices and musical styles. THE VICTORIA INSTITUTE, TARRANT STREET, ARUNDEL, BN18 9DG Come along to the second Monday of each month to enjoy a heady brew of poetry, music, art and theatre. Poets headlining on January 9th 2023 at 7.30pm are Arundel artist and poet Andy Waite together…
I was delighted to hear that one of my poems was nominated for this years’ best of the net competition. It was nominated by Acropolis Magazine, who have accepted a few of my poems in the past. To see my poems on the Acropolis site, and those of others who have appeared there please go to https://acropolisjournaluk.wixsite.com/acropolisjournal The prose poem that’s been nominated is the darkest piece of writing I have ever submitted anywhere. You…
Back from a few days holiday – my first break since starting a new job in October. I needed it. Whilst the new role is great (it’s amazing how feeling valued at work improves both your productivity and mental well-being!) I was getting tired, and starting to struggle a little. I’m currently recruiting in the US, UK, Netherlands, Germany and Singapore, with candidates for some of these roles coming from a range of locations around…
I have a previously unpublished poem on the Words for the Wild Website. It’s a poem about running, ornithology and growing old. You can read it here, and also see some of my photographs taken on pre-marathon training runs. Clearly as I took lots of photographs it was pretty slow running – I wasn’t exactly a fast runner – indeed, when I completed the London Marathon I was overtaken by two blokes dressed as a…
During the first lockdown, I made some very basic poetry films. These were in response to a couple of requests for material for online events. The three poems are; The Transmutation of Geese, Metamorphosis in a Copnor Garden & The Domestication of Ghosts The first and third poems have previously been published, in South and Orbis magazines respectively, and subsequently appear in my first collection, Landings (published by Dempsey & Windle Publishing in 2018). The…
In other circumstances I would be at Wembley today, along with another 50,000+ Portsmouth FC fans, for the final of the Leasing.com Trophy. Blue skies, a beautiful spring day, the stuff of memories (or nightmares depending on the result!). A real shame – though the stadium’s empty silence today is of course of minor consequence compared to what else is happening in the UK and around the world right now. I’ve been lucky though. If…
A very quick post to share a tweet with the first of three poetry films created as a result of the Places of Poetry project. Hope the link works !
On Monday 18th February I interviewed Margaret Jennings at an event hosted by T’Articulation as part of this year’s Portsmouth Bookfest. The interview seemed to go down well (it was my first attempt at interviewing someone!), and I have subsequently found out that it was recorded and will be played on Portsmouth’s QA Hospital Radio sometime soon. I’ll post the link when it is available. The event, which happened at 113 Art House Coffee (which…