This is part of a sequence of five vignettes of Arthurian characters and dilemmas placed into historical contexts, written on commission from Bedtime Stories for the End of the World (link). For the full sequence of poems, click here (link) For an audio file of my reading of the full sequence click here (link –Continue reading “Round Table: Fisher King”
Category Archives: Performance
Round Table: Gawain
This is part of a sequence of five vignettes of Arthurian characters and dilemmas placed into historical contexts, written on commission from Bedtime Stories for the End of the World (link). For the full sequence of poems, click here (link) For an audio file of my reading of the full sequence click here (link –Continue reading “Round Table: Gawain”
Round Table: Galehaut (1985)
This is part of a sequence of five vignettes of Arthurian characters and dilemmas placed into historical contexts, written on commission from Bedtime Stories for the End of the World (link). For the full sequence of poems, click here (link) For an audio file of my reading of the full sequence click here (link –Continue reading “Round Table: Galehaut (1985)”
Round Table: Perceval
This is part of a sequence of five vignettes of Arthurian characters and dilemmas placed into historical contexts, written on commission from Bedtime Stories for the End of the World (link). For the full sequence of poems, click here (link) For an audio file of my reading of the full sequence click here (link –Continue reading “Round Table: Perceval”
Round Table: Guinevere
This is part of a sequence of five vignettes of Arthurian characters and dilemmas placed into historical contexts, written on commission from Bedtime Stories for the End of the World (link). For the full sequence of poems, click here (link) For an audio file of my reading of the full sequence click here (link –Continue reading “Round Table: Guinevere”
Knights of the Round Table
As a commission for the podcast Bedtime Stories for the End of the World I wrote a series of poems merging Arthurian legend, history, and themes to build a wold tracing ripples through those characters. I was lucky enough to be paired with Momtaza Mehri, who made excellent suggestions on the poems, and we didContinue reading “Knights of the Round Table”
Keeping creating when inspiration has fled
I’m passionate about my creative career, and when people ask me how I work, one of the first things I say is that I make time to produce creative work every day – even if just a tiny bit. Why do I do that? I’m often uninspired, I struggle to figure out what to write,Continue reading “Keeping creating when inspiration has fled”
Winner of the 2021 Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund Awards in Directing and Theatre-Making
I’m delighted to have received one of the Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund Awards in Directing and Theatre-Making. I was nominated back in November by the Barbican Centre – probably because of my solo show, NOT DYING (dir. Kate O’Donnell), which I staged there as part of CRIPtic 2019. My nomination was in a categoryContinue reading “Winner of the 2021 Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund Awards in Directing and Theatre-Making”
NOT DYING (my solo show)
My solo show, NOT DYING, will be available on youtube until early August. It is poetry, death, comedy, sex, and the impetus to survive in the face of the odds. Let me know what you think!
Dissembling Nature @ Deptford Literature Festival
I am very excited to be leading a workshop titled Dissembling Nature as a part of Deptford Literature Festival – it’s going to be great, and I really encourage you to book tickets (to everything else, as well!). I’ve been passionate about nature poetry for ages, and this is an opportunity to unpack the genreContinue reading “Dissembling Nature @ Deptford Literature Festival”