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Reading in Edinburgh

11/15/2022

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I'm reading at the Fruitmarket in Edinburgh on Saturday 19th November, at a Blue Diode Press event to launch new books by Anne-Laure Coxam and Tessa Berring. More details here.
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Rhubarb - out now

11/19/2021

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I have a new pamhplet of poetry and short prose out on Beir Bua press. Details here.
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pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs - out now

10/16/2021

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My collaborative pangrammatic novel with Catherine Vidler (twenty-six chapters of twenty-six sentences, each sentence containing every letter of the alphabet) is out now on Peneteract Press. More details, including how to buy, here. 
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A post-pandemic guide to life for poets

10/9/2021

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SF Fowler and I give some truths at the European Camarade in Manchester, October 2021.
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An Anatomy of Melancholy Book I

9/12/2021

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In 2013, I  assembled a social media 'translation' of Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), collecting every tweet including the word 'melancholy' sent in January of that year and presenting them in chronological order in book form. The book has 31 chapters, one for each day of the month, plus an appendix where I collected all the non-alphanumeric content (emojis etc). In Burton's time, melancholy was thought of as a clinical condition and his book treats it as such, examining 'What it is: With all the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes, and Several Cures of it'. I was interested in how the word is used now, how it can describe sadness or depression but it also both and neither of those things. The book is still available in print but is also now available as a free PDF. Details of both here.
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streak artefacts now available as free PDF

9/7/2021

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streak artefacts was a book of mine that came out in 2013 on Richard Barrett's Department Press. It's been difficult to get hold of for a while, but it's now available as a free PDF here. The book comprises 100 x 10 line poems, interspersed with abstract visuals.
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Surreal-Absurd Sampler

8/1/2021

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I have some poems in the surreal-absurd series curated by Marcus Slease at Mercurius. May contain ducks,
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Never judge a book by its bookmark

6/6/2021

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I was interviewed by the excellent The 6press, where we covered all of my favourite topics: poetry, crisps and Shakin' Stevens. Lots of interesting things happening on the this press and well worth checking out.
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The Area Manager

5/25/2021

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Spot on Lancashire have featured my story The Area Manager, a torrid tale of big hams, missing biscuits and ennui. Watch my reading above, featuring lockdown hair and lanyard.
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Poetry Jamboree Big Zoom Jam 2

3/21/2021

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I am reading at this. Free entry, accessible here.
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