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I am delighted to announce some readings to promote my forthcoming books The Afterlife and Deck Shoes with Worple Press and … More

Open letter in memory of John Smith (LentBlog39)

Dear John Smith I was deeply saddened to hear that you died earlier this year in March. I am told … More

Concluding this mini-series of poems I shared in my reading at the Greenbelt festival last weekend, here is Prayer by Marie … More

I am delighted to be included in Lyrical, a new anthology of poems with my friends Cole Moreton, Katherine Venn, … More

Seven Ways of Reading Gillian Allnutt: How The Bicycle Shone: New and Selected Poems (Bloodaxe; 216pp; £12) 1 It’s … More

I have just come back from the Greenbelt Festival where I was delighted to give a talk about writing poetry … More