A new book – and a new project! For the past couple of years I’ve been working away at a group of poems focused on the Shropshire/Powys border. As part of this, I’m working with North Shropshire-based composer Martin Bussey, and with previous collaborator, illustrator Katy Alston. The Border Back of Beyond will be published in early 2027 by Fair Acre Press of Oswestry. It … Continue reading THE BORDER BACK OF BEYOND
Crossing Paths is a book of poems about walking, place, nomenclature and nature, published in 2026 by Black Cat Press. Written between December 2023 and July 2024, Crossing Paths is a collaboration between myself and poet Richard Skinner. We’re both keen walkers whose work is informed by the natural world and the human experience of exploring it. The walks in the collection were taken separately, and in many different locations. … Continue reading CROSSING PATHS is published
