Not the Oxford Literary Festival

I’ll be appearing in Oxford later this month as part of Not the Oxford Literary Festival on March 22nd at the Albion Beatnik Bookstore in Jericho. Dan Holloway has organised Continue reading →

3:AM Awards

I’m pleased to announce that Dark Corners of the Land was named ‘Poetry Book of the Year’ in the 3:AM Awards 2012. Thanks to all at 3:AM for voting. It Continue reading →

Bad Blood

Welcome to 2013. For the first time in years I spent NYE in Tadcaster, drinking cheap wine and Sambuca on the banks of The Wharfe. The party was named ‘House Continue reading →

Poetry, Readings, Research

Winter has arrived. The leaves have fallen. I’m sleeping under two duvets every night and dreaming of hot beaches. Time to hibernate for the winter. This might be my last Continue reading →

London Reading

  On Friday 13th July I’ll be heading down to London to do a reading with Tangerine Press and Rising, upstairs at the Betsey Trotwood. This will be the first Continue reading →

2004 Rude Girl Roc DJ Set

This is a DJ set that I did on Brick Lane, 2004, with my partner in crime, Spinsta. We ran a night together called Rude Girl Roc, which was basically Continue reading →

Death Will Come With Your Eyes (Version)

I have been working on a translation of Cesare Pavese’s Death Will Come With Your Eyes, can’t speak Italian but have had a bash at it anyway. Pavese is a Continue reading →

Now Before Writing Poems, The Hood Was My Saviour

I’ll be heading back to London and going underground for a few weeks, so here’s my sign-off. A Rude Girl Roc end-of-the-night CLASSIC. Best taken thrice daily on a Funktion1. Continue reading →

Even Cheap Dreams Don’t Stop The Rain

Out of a hailstorm of controversy comes 288 pages of rock n’roll myth-making. The genie is, at last, out of the bottle. Ben’s new novel, Richard, based on the final two weeks Continue reading →

Harsh Mercurial

It’s that funny time of year again. Birthday week. As much as I love the presents there is always some turmoil flying around in September. It’s a time for reflection. Continue reading →