I've been published with the super-cool Verve Poetry Press alongside the amazing talents that are Nafessa Hamid, Polarbear and Matt Abbot...

All March and April gigs will be rearranged or take place online. Keep checking the website for updates. T I'll be performing work from...

Welcome to 2020. I'm launching my Glass Arc tour this year. I'll be touring new material from my collection 'The Lolitas' and favourite...

THE SNOW (ish) QUEEN In October 2019 I was very lucky to mentor, dramaturg and direct the shiny star that is HELENA ASCOUGH. Helena is a...

Secret Gig in Brighton! It's in a tiny venue. It's called Winter's Eve : a salon of harmony, poetry and music. Sat Nov 23rd. I'll be pe...

Sat 5th October. 7pm. Holbeck Working Mens Club, Leeds. Slung Low and The Eggs Collective present a cabaret of badass theatre. I'll be ...

Whether you're super-new to writing or a totally amazing writer, we all benefit from a bit of inspiration and a few hours with other cre...

Friday 20th September. (scroll down for more dates) Roll up! Roll up! Buy your tickets to Manchester's LIVEwire spoken extravaganza. L...

May 2019 I have become poet-in-residence at Lily Lane Primary School, Moston, Manchester. It's amazingly good. So far: -----Year 2 have f...

In April 2019 the first tour of A to B ends. The talented Josh from Hawk Dance Theatre asked me to write some family-friendly poetry for...

Maybe I will write a novel. I've started one called 'The Backs.' Here is a bit out of it because my blog writing style is turgid and I, ...

Dear Diary, June appears to be write-a-cornucopia -of-commissions month. This is both exciting and terrifying! You know what happens at...

Dear Diary, I got to perform my full length solo show at Ham and Jam Coffee shop. What a sweet gig. It was absolutely rammed. The food...

I've been doing some short form improv/ bar prov with Ian Hayles/ Casino Improv for the last six months. If this is gobbledegook already...

I did a month touring with JCC himself. He's like the JC (Jesus Christ!) of performance poetry. Punk god. Salford lad. Comedy legend. ...

I got asked on BBC Breakfast to discuss the love letter. Personally I'm in favour of a love email or a cheeky text. Things I Liked: the m...