My latest collection of poems is available from Longbarrow Press. Little Piece of Harm is a narrative sequence that focuses on 24 hours in the life of a city that has been shut down in the aftermath of a shooting. As this act of violence ramifies outwards, the sequence explores the geographical reach of Sheffield…
Posted on 28th March 2021 in PublicationsI’ve embedded here links to all the interviews I recorded for Season Three of the podcast – where I talk to writers about their inspirations and practice. We discuss a poem (or poems) that inspired each poet, and then reflect on a poem they produced connected to this original piece. Programme notes (and poems) can…
Posted on 27th September 2026 in NewsIn this final episode from season two, Matt Black discusses Edward Lear’s poem ‘The Owl and the Pussy-Cat’ and his own poem ‘The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and the Turtles of Fun.’ All notes on this episode can be found on the Podbean page here.
Posted on 18th October 2025 in NewsIn this episode from season two, Vicky Morris discusses Hannah Lowe’s poem ‘Fist’, Georgie Woodhead’s poem ‘When my Uncle Stood at the Top of the Office Block Roof’ and her own poem ‘Sea Road’. For all notes on this episode go to the Podbean page here.
Posted on 18th October 2025 in NewsIn this episode, I talk to Steve Ely about Geoffrey Hill’s collection Mercian Hymns and a number of poems from his sequence ‘The Battle of Brunanburh’ and the poem ‘Filth as thou art’ from his most recent collection Eely. Steve talks about the importance of Hill’s work as an ‘outlier’ poet in the Modernist tradition….
Posted on 5th May 2025 in NewsIt was good to see my poem ‘Tom’ being on the long-list for the National Poetry Competition 2024. The competition was judged by Stephen Sexton, John McAuliffe and Romalyn Ante. You can read the winning entries here: https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/national-poetry-competition. Here’s my long-listed poem Tom It’s your business, come the day, to kill the pet: now he’s…
Posted on 25th March 2025 in News