That’s it then. 60 odd shows, 30+ locations and even a different time zone, Poet & Man has been my loyal companion for almost 18 months and now it is no longer. The first seeds were sewn after my wedding. I knew I wanted to do a show about ‘coming of age.’ Those seeds took [...]

I wrote the following on Wednesday at the airport on The Isle of Man:

Today I leave the Isle of Man. The last three days have been brilliant. The poems I heard at King William’s College today and St Ninian’s yesterday were some of best I have ever heard from students. It has made the perfect [...]

I was just about to post a new poem then I realised the syllable count was all out in the first verse (see I’m a proper poet now, innit) so I’ll post that tonight.

I am in the Isle of Man. Have been since Sunday. It’s been a topsy-turvery week. I’ve missed two alarm calls, one [...]