CREATIVE WRITING

I write poetry for publication and performance: as song-lyrics and for exhibition in visual art forms of my own creation, or in collaboration with others.

I have performed at literary and arts festivals including Ways With Words at Dartington, Torbay Poetry Festival, Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts, Larmer Tree Festival,  Croissant Neuf Summer party, and the Electric Picnic, Ireland. Also at many cabaret, fund-raising, open-mike, and rural events in the South West of England and elsewhere.

I also run poetry and creative writing workshops, classes and courses, both as a freelance artist and as an employee of The Workers Education Association. Details and dates of all courses, classes and workshops are in the 'events' section of this site.

I am employed for work in schools through a number of agencies including DAISI, Apples and Snakes, South West Gifted and Talented, and RIO.

I am a committee member of 'Moor Poets'  which is a community based, poetry training and development network.

http://www.moorpoets.org

Occasionally, I  organise independent poetry events with other poets, and participate in collaborations. I occasionally perform with published poet Mim Darlington, as literary duo 'The Honey Tongues', and previously, with performance poet Dennis Just Dennis as 'The Poets Political Party'.

I won Wells International Poetry Competition in 2008, Chelsea Flower Show Poetry competition in 2005.

"As good as Kipling!"