I haven’t posted in some time, mainly because Safari stopped supporting WordPress, and I was reluctant to install an additional browser on the almost-full disk on my old laptop. I was also preoccupied with Zooming around the country, and then hobbling around the locality, after spraining my ankle – and then Christmas and etcetera. However, my début poetry collection was published by Red Squirrel Press in November.

I designated a rucsac copy to take out on walks to some local places that feature in it, took some in situ photographs before the ankle incident, and posted quite a lot of them on Facebook.

I’m delighted to say the book will be launched live in Glasgow on Mon 21 February at 7pm and at the Scottish Poetry Library on Sat 26th at 1pm. Limited numbers; Covid safety.

On both occasions I’ll share the billing with Aberdeen poet and activist John Bolland, and Stirling Makar Laura Fyfe. John’s new collection Pibroch, my current reading, is the text component of a brilliant multi-media project about the Piper Alpha disaster and the climate crisis. And more. I’m very much looking forward to getting Laura’s pamphlet The Truth Lies. And to reading live with them both, to a live audience.