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 PublicationsYou can read an on-line review of my latest collection, Little Piece of Harm, on The Friday Poem website here: ‘A Man was shot not far from where we live’. The review is by Emma Simon and the e-zine itself is run by Hilary Menos. You can find out more about The Friday Poem (and…
Posted on 6th July 2021 in NewsMy third and final blog post on my new poetry collection Little Piece of Harm is now available on the Longbarrow Press website. I discuss influence, the writerly clutter of repetition, and creative invention. You can read ‘The Long Goodbye: Refrains and Variations in Little Piece of Harm‘ here. You can purchase a copy of…
Posted on 18th April 2021 in NewsMy second essay on the writing of Little Piece of Harm, my new pamphlet published by Longbarrow press, is now available on the Longbarrow website. I write about how I bring different forms and voices together in a variety of poems. You can read the piece by clicking on this link.
Posted on 6th April 2021 in NewsMy new poetry collection, Little Piece of Harm, is now available to order from Longbarrow Press (£5 plus postage). It’s the culmination of five years of writing about the city I’ve lived in for over half my life now. It’s about public damage and private trauma. It begins with a policeman being shot on one…
Posted on 29th March 2021 in News
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 Publications