As promised, I’m going to be doing a launch for my new book Hopeless Romantic. It’s at the Cumberland Arms, Newcastle on the 21st April and I’m really looking forward to it! Incase you missed it, Hopeless Romantic is a collection of 12 poems commissioned by the National Trust. You can expect musings on ineptContinue reading “Book Launch- April 21st @ The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle”
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New Book For Sale
Yes, after much wrangling with the gremlins of the internet, I’ve now set up my own online shop. It’s quite a small shop, there’s just one item in it. But I like it. The book is called Hopeless Romantic. It’s a collection of 12 poems commissioned by the National Trust and it costs £6 +Continue reading “New Book For Sale”
New Book: Hopeless Romantic
Good news! I’m really pleased to say that my new book, Hopeless Romantic, will be released on the 18th of March. It’s a collection of poems commissioned by the National Trust and written during 2020-2021. It marks the end of my residency at William Wordsworth’s childhood house, which is now a museum called Wordsworth HouseContinue reading “New Book: Hopeless Romantic”
Places of Poetry- The Book
I’m really pleased to announce that my poem ‘An Ode to a Wall’ is featured in this brand new anthology. Places of Poetry was a project that ran last year and collected submissions from all over the country. It was inspired by a 17th century epic poem called the Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayon, which setContinue reading “Places of Poetry- The Book”
Mid-Year Roundup in the ‘New Normal’
– 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’”
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.
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/
Rowan McCabe 