Stuff I’m Doing – Page 2

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”

The Anti Slam: How Crap Poetry Taught Me the Point of Spoken Word

A few weeks ago I got an offer to be a part of something really fun. “How would you like to do the Anti Slam, a competition where poets stand up in front of judges and, instead of trying to do the best they can, they try to be laughably, gloriously shit and lose”. “Easy!”Continue reading “The Anti Slam: How Crap Poetry Taught Me the Point of Spoken Word”

Writing Poems for Hallmark: A Polite Exchange

Creative Opportunities (creative-opportunities@hallmark-uk.com) Add to contacts 23/04/2014 To: rowanmccabe6@hotmail.co.uk Hi Rowan, Thanks for sending us your work, we enjoyed looking through it. We’re always looking for new talent so I really appreciate you taking the time to think of us and giving us the opportunity to see it. Unfortunately the styles you’veContinue reading “Writing Poems for Hallmark: A Polite Exchange”

Banned From Geordieland

A crowd of terraced houses with pasty pink faces turned their backs on me and I became a jigsaw piece in the wrong box. Cos’ I didn’t say “reet” quite as often as I should; cos’ I didn’t play football on a desolate field at weekends. From the school’s yard to that street on WalshyContinue reading “Banned From Geordieland”

An Open Letter to Aloe Blacc

Dear Mr. Blacc, A few years ago I heard your song “I Need A Dollar” and was deeply saddened by the difficult situation you described. I am also a big drinker of wine, although I think whiskey tastes a bit like hot metal. I was writing to let you know I have recently came intoContinue reading “An Open Letter to Aloe Blacc”

Getting Away From It All with Simon Mole

I’m really excited to announce I’ll be shadowing MC and spoken word performer Simon Mole as he runs a workshop at ARC in Stockton on the 16th of August. He’s a really talented performer who mixes theatre and rap together and he’s equally well-known in the world of UK hip hop as he is inContinue reading “Getting Away From It All with Simon Mole”

Geordie Sore

Last year I met a top notch poet called Ben Norris while we were doing a slam in Bristol. In jest, he mentioned that it was hard to get his head around the difference between the way I looked and the way I talked. I was wearing a suit at the time, with a waistcoat,Continue reading “Geordie Sore”