Looking ahead to July

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 go to new places.

Following that, the very next day in fact, it looks like I may have a festival date in Wales, to finish the month with a bit more travel.  Exciting!

From Mind Over Slammer, Leeds heat.

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 like more) and now I’m done.  Move on!

Having said that, by the time of this video, in February 23, my delivery was pretty smooth, so we’ll keep this one for posterity.

Nowhere Like Home

Last night, I performed the short version of my play, ‘Nowhere Like Home’ for the first time.

It was at a Scratch Session with Freedom Studios, at Kala Sangam in Bradford.  I was the last of nine performances from my fellow Writers Group alumni.   Most used professional actors to see their plays come to life for the first time, but me and Izzy Smith did everything ourselves, writing, producing and performing solo pieces.

Here I am, doing my thing, stolen from Laura’s photos, because I didn’t take any.  It went down well: one of the audience even said it was relatable!  That’s never happened to me before.

Now to work out what happens next with this.  Watch this space!

Hudds Lit Fest Slam 20th April

A very old HLF Slam at Small Seeds. It’s a lot busier these days!

This is going to be a great night!   HLF Slam was my first, just a year ago.  I wobbled onto that stage, a complete newbie, not knowing what to expect – and I loved it!

Going back this year with a shed load more experience, and loads of my mates are in it, too…  Can’t wait!

In person tickets from £5:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-slam-2024-in-person-tickets-795321296407?aff=oddtdtcreator

Virtual tickets from £3:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-slam-2024-online-tickets-815929917347?aff=oddtdtcreator

Attic Stories 24th April

I’m going to be out and about plugging this poetry gig for the next couple of weeks: my guest slot at Attic Stories, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield – and possibly the pinnacle of my poetic career so far!

It’s only £3 to come to the very nicest open mic around, with Rose Condo, the nicest host in the business, and me, the also quite nice guest for the night.   Come along to read, or just to listen: I’d love your support.

Tickets below:

https://www.thelbt.org/what-s-on/spoken-word-and-talks/attic-stories-april-2024/