Poetry in the Garden at MERL - tomorrow

Please join me for Poetry in the Garden at the Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, Reading at 6.30pm. Entrance includes a glass of wine.

The Two Rivers Press archive will be on display. I am reading with Susan Utting, Peter Robinson and AF Harrold.

New Anthology just out - hurry - get it while it's hot!

From my publisher - Two Rivers Press - an anthology of Reading poems including half a dozen by me, edited by Peter Robinson and illustrated by Sally Castle. To order please visit www.tworiverspress.com. Lovely!

Henley Literary Festival

A rare day of sunshine and warmth yesterday - a boat on the Thames - a poetry reading. Sounds like a heavenly recipe to me. I read my watery poems inbetween and around Lesley Saunders' 'Waterscape' sequence. It made a great confluence of words. To my right are Lesley and Jane Draycott. Out of shot are the lovely audience and our fellow readers Peter Robinson and A.F. Harrold. Hugely enjoyable readings. Don't miss it next year.

Whiteknights Studio Trail

As well as admiring the work of all the wonderful artists, I am looking forward to hearing readings from new poetry books by Peter Robinson (English Nettles) and Adrian Blamires (The Pang Valley) this weekend. They are reading at 3pm on Sunday at the hang out of Two Rivers Press - 24 New Road, Reading.