– Hello there! I hope you’re keeping well and adjusting to the episode of Black Mirror we now live in. To say this year has been a bit weird doesn’t really cut it, does it? When the lockdown kicked in, I was in London, finishing my Door-to-Door Poetry project. It was the end of anContinue reading “Mid-Year Roundup in the ‘New Normal’”
Author Archives: Rowan The Poet
A Deer in a Licence Plate Shop: A Strange and Epic Saga
– – The following poem is a completely true story. It happened to me two years ago, in Heaton, near Newcastle city centre, while I was on my way to work: – – I’ve wanted to take a copy of this poem back to the licence plate shop for a long time. It’s probably theContinue reading “A Deer in a Licence Plate Shop: A Strange and Epic Saga”
Austerity is Over
A few months ago, Theresa May announced that austerity in the UK is now over. I’m still annoyed about it. I made a video.
The Trip to Work 22/11/17
A taxi driving through a suburb near Newcastle City Centre. TAXI DRIVER: Where you getting the train to like? ME: London. TAXI DRIVER: Is it business or pleasure? ME: Continue reading “The Trip to Work 22/11/17”
Red is the New Blue Returns!
I’m really excited to say that on the 10th and the 12th of February, the play I’ve wrote with Matt Miller and Matilda Neill, Red is the New Blue (or ‘Big Brother in Space’) comes back to Live Theatre. It’ll be directed by Graeme Thompson and will again star the amazing Lewis Matthews as ‘Rhino’,Continue reading “Red is the New Blue Returns!”
The New Home of Door-to-Door Poetry
NEWS. As the whole door-to-door poetry thing is starting to take on a bit of a life of its own, I’ve made a fancy new website for it! http://www.doortodoorpoetry.com What better way to celebrate than a post about what happened on my second trip out: How I went to Wilf Stone of Pikey Beatz street,Continue reading “The New Home of Door-to-Door Poetry”
Door-to-Door Poetry 2: Landing the Plane
Hi there, Since the project took on a bit of a life of its own, this post has now moved to the official Door-to-Door Poetry website: https://doortodoorpoetry.com/2015/11/29/landing-the-plane/
Door-to-Door Poetry: A New Frontier of Daftness
Hi there, Since the project took on a bit of a life of its own, this post has now moved to the official Door-to-Door Poetry website: https://doortodoorpoetry.com/2015/11/29/a-new-frontier-of-daftness/
North East Rising at The Fringe
It came to my attention that I haven’t written anything on here for over a year. OK… look. Don’t look at me like that, with those sad eyes. I have been thinking about you… I have, I promise. I’ve been busy with lots of exciting things which I’m going to tell you about one byContinue reading “North East Rising at The Fringe”
The Fuzzy Line Between Acting and Lying
I was doing a workshop with performance poet, novelist and general legend of a man Polarbear a few weeks ago and he asked us all a question: “Is there a difference between acting and lying?” It’s not the first time I’ve wondered, but the fact that I’ve been writing the script for North East Rising recentlyContinue reading “The Fuzzy Line Between Acting and Lying”
Rowan McCabe 