After months of secrecy, whispers and cloak & daggers I am beyond excited and proud to be able to announce my debut poetry collection Sending A Drunk Text Whilst Sober is set for release this April through Plastic Brain Press! Inside you'll find poetry that covers the first four years of my career, a forward written by Genevieve L Walsh and beautiful cover work by Rob Benson and Richard Daniels. This has been a long time coming and it's still sinking in that this is an actu

Two new poetry nights launched in two weeks and it feels so good to know there is emerging talent in my home town and my home city. I can't lie, it was a nervous couple of nights because you don't know who or how many people are going to turn up, but to see people come and support something new was heart-warming. So on to this weekend and the Rhubarb Festival in Wakefield. Truth Be Told have been extremely fortunate in been able to bring the public three events over the week

After months of teasing and unfounded rumours it's with the proudest of hearts that I can confirm that my debut poetry collection will be released this April through Plastic Brain Press!!! Sending A Drunk Text Whilst Sober brings together the first four years of my poetry career and we'll be having a launch night at Crash Course In Brain Surgery (on Friday 13th no less). The forward has been lovingly crafted by Genevive Walsh and the cover designs have been sculpted by Richar

Wow, Those last couple of weeks of January were announcement central! From two new open mic nights to the Rhubarb Festival towards the end of the month as well, things are shaping up to be busy in this short month. The big one though was the announcement for Long Division 2018. It's an absolute honour to have been asked by the festival to curate a full stage of poetry during the main day and I'm excited to reveal who's going to be gracing the stage over the coming weeks. Oh b