Below is a YouTube recording of the poetry writing workshop I gave for young people online for the State Library … More
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Keep on Writing
Here are my Keep on Writing resources developed in 2022 for Melbourne young writers, their families and teachers during my … More
Melbourne poem 4: Sold
Sold is the last of my Found Works from the State Library of Victoria archive. It draws on advertisements from … More
Melbourne Poems 3: Lost, Stolen or Strayed?
Lost, Stolen or Strayed? is the third Found Work written during my virtual residency with the State Library of Victoria
Dancing in the sky: young Melbourne writers
Melbourne young writers were sharing some very promising ideas last weekend in their Gandal writing workshop hosted by State Library of Victoria. Here are some of their lovely suggestions about the keys to Melbourne Zoo…
Melbourne poems 1: Sailed from Naarm
Sailed from Naarm 1838 – 1846 is the first for a series of Found Works created during my virtual residency at the State Library of Victoria for Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature
Melbourne Virtual Writer-in-Residence
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a virtual writer-in-residence for Melbourne, Australia in November 2021. … More
Squid Squad by Matthew Welton
Here’s a review of Matthew Welton’s vibrant new collection Squid Squad: A Novel, which I wrote recently for the Nottingham … More
Stanley Middleton in Sherwood
It is my honour to pay tribute to one of the dearest writer friends I have known: Stanley Middleton. Today, Thursday 1st August 2019, marks the centenary of his birth and a plaque will be unveiled on the house in Caledon Road, Sherwood which was the family home for over forty eight years.
Prize-winning Arboretum Shapes
I can finally share with you my prize-winning poem Arboretum Shapes. (It won first prize in the Nottingham Green Spaces … More