It’s been too long, my friends! A few holiday snaps, expertly taken as they may be, will not suffice.

A lot is happening on the poetry front with some excellent gigs coming up including Simon Barraclough, Luke Kennard and Chris McCabe reading on 9th December at The Rose for the launch of Chris McCabe’s new book ‘Zeppelins’ (35 Albert Embankment, kick off 7pm) and another launch party for ‘Charismatic Megafauna’ (Tamsin Kendrick) and ‘Things To Do Before You Leave Town’ (Ross Sutherland) on Tuesday 13th January at Vibe Live, Brick Lane (free entry). Two eagerly anticipated happenings....

I have also been grafting, with a review of Julia Bird’s new book Hannah and the Monk appearing on Eyewear - also picked up by Salt Confidential

Other news - my poem Gaudí’s Workshop, June 6th 1926 is forthcoming in the next issue of Wolf Magazine (the launch is on 8th December with readers including Clare Pollard, Ruth Padel and Michael McKimm) and two poems, Members Only and Getting to the Point, will feature in The City Anthology published by Tall Lighthouse in December.

More to follow …… and I promise I won't wait an eon before updating next time.