Author Archives: lateralgpoet

I am broken down, overheated and having a breakdown.  It’s quite stressful!

I’ll be doing a turn at Leadboilers again this year, along with Sarah L Dixon and The Serendipity Poets.  It’s the stage outside The Sair, from about 2pm. Then I’m out and about, with a guest slot at Poetry Scum in Nottingham on the 25th.  Looking forward to that – it’s always nice to goContinue reading “Looking ahead to July”

A poem about my mother’s response to a terminal diagnosis.  A lesson to us all!

I got Gobby in The Lobby, supporting the excellent Helen Ivory and Martin Figuera!  A lovely night, with the usual high quality open mic to top it off.  And what about the souvenir? My very own commemorative mug – with our mug shots on it!  Fantastic!

And, finally, ‘Self Care for Healthcare’ has been retired.  It went down well with audiences, and scored in slams, but I’ve seen people keeping poems going forever because of that – and that isn’t going to be me.  There were 11 months between the first and last outing of this poem (although it felt likeContinue reading “From Mind Over Slammer, Leeds heat.”