From The Blog
A Load of Cannonballs
“Someday you will find me / Trapped beneath the seaside / In a methane pooper nova in my eye…” Thirty years ago, Oasis released ‘Champagne Supernova’. It famously makes little sense. Physicists are stereotypically bald because of the amount of frustrated hair pulling...
Alarmingly Relaxed
According to my daughter, poetry gigs don’t exist. However, the poetry ‘gig’ that I did a few days ago was heavily inspired by music – so, does that make it a gig or not? Rather stupidly, I overdid it on the liquor the night before. The morning was spent mourning the...
Fair Isle Death Metal
I’ll be reading some poems at the Swan Theatre in Worcester on Friday 24th April as part of ITCH! The Worcester Scratch. The event starts at 7:45pm and you can buy tickets here. “Neil Laurenson wants to be a rock star. He clings onto this dream despite a notable lack...