Past Events
March 2025. Soirée Kenneth White. Maison de la Poésie Jean Joubert, Montpellier, France. Readings of Kenneth White’s texts in English.
March 2025. Printemps des Poètes, La Muse’Broc, Lodève, France. Performance of ‘Allumez la Mèche et Reculez’. With Teo Libardo, Anne Salvagnac, Chérifa Lardji, Robert Briatte.
February/March 2025. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to Joan Baez and Flower Power. Performances at Centre Ellipse with Loran Ran (guitar), Arno Marquet (keyboard), Gérard Dierick (guitar). Performance at Chapelle Saint Jacques with Arno Marquet (keyboard).
November 2024. Online. Readings for launch of ‘The Black River’ anthology.
September 2024. Online and live. Video performances for the Aroundabout Festival, Toulouse, France.
September 2024. Cafe Krawall, Göttingen, Germany. Performance of ‘Aber Gott Wie Schön Sind Die Rosen’. With Duo Helma (voice, keyboard, accordion).
July 2024. Festival Voix Vives, Sète, France. Readings at the Collectif Bancs Publics sessions. Reading at the Soirée Palestine.
July 2024. Arts Centre, Fabrezan, France. Reading accompanied by The Backscratchers (voodoo blues band).
July 2024. Festival ‘Les Mots du Vent’, Fontjoncouse, France. Performance of ‘La persécution et le suicide de la société de Vincent Van Gogh tel que monté par les patients de l’asile de Rodez sous la direction d’Antonin Artaud’. With Bob Morse (electric guitar & live painting).
May 2024. Featured poet on ‘Le Jardin d’Isis’, Radio FM+, Montpellier, France.
March 2024. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to Patti Smith & Arthur Rimbaud. Performances at Centre Ellipse with Loran Ran (guitar) and Arno Marquet (keyboard). Reading at Chapelle Saint Jacques with Loran Ran (guitar).
November 2023. La Muse’Broc, Lodève, France. ‘Howl’. A dual-language reading of Allen Ginsberg’s poem. With Dominique Delpirou (French reading), Teo Libardo (guitar and keyboard), Dominicella (voice).
October 2023. Eye Bowling Club, Eye, England. Suffolk Poetry Competition prize readings.
August 2023. Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh, Scotland. Balcony Readings.
June 2023. Festival ‘Les Mots du Vent’, Fontjoncouse, France. Festival opening reading/performance. Performance of ‘Ritournelle Eternelle; Le Chant de la Cigale’. With Bob Morse (percussion, guitar, trumpet)
June 2023. Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival, Tunbridge Wells, England. Performance of ‘Strangers Among Their People’. With Paul Gunn (piano).
May 2023. Suffolk Poetry Festival, John Peel centre, Stowmarket, England. Performance of ‘Consider the Song of the Cicada’.
March 2023. Printemps des Poètes, La Muse’Broc, Lodève, France. Performance of ‘Mais Dieu Que Les Roses Sont Belles’. With Duo Helma (voice, keyboard, accordion).
March 2023. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to Bob Dylan. Performances at Centre Ellipse and Chapelle Saint Jacques with Loran Ran (guitar), Arno Marquet (keyboard), Isabelle Moign & Corinne Moign (additional voices).
January 2023. Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, Scotland. Burns Night Reading.
January 2023. Ivor Cutler 100th Birthday Supper, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Performance with Phyllis King (harmonium).
October 2022. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to the Beat Poets. Readings at Médiathèque. Performances at Centre Ellipse with Loran Ran (guitar) and Arno Marquet (keyboard).
August 2022. Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh, Scotland. Balcony Readings.
July 2022. Festival Voix Vives, Sète, France. Reading at Maison de la Poésie Jean Joubert event.
June 2022. Festival ‘Les Mots du Vent’, Fontjoncouse, France. Festival opening reading/performance.
June 2022. Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival, Tunbridge Wells, England. Performance of ‘The persecution and suicide by society of Vincent Van Gogh as performed by the inmates of the asylum of Rodez under the direction of Antonin Artaud’. With Paul Gunn (piano). Performance of ‘Miles Runs the Voodoo Down’. With Peppy Scott (additional voice).
April 2022. La Muse’Broc, Lodève, France. Performance of ‘Miles Runs the Voodoo Down / Jack Runs the Haiku Down’ With Teo Libardo and Dominicella (additional voices).
March 2022. Printemps des Poètes, Médiathèque, Lodève, France. Performance of ‘Ritournelle Eternelle; Le Chant de la Cigale’. With Delphine Chomel (Violin).
February 2022. Online. Writing Nature Festival. Readings from ‘Honoring Nature’.
January 2022. Nuits de la Lecture, Maison de la Poésie Jean Joubert, Montpellier, France. Performance of ‘Ritournelle Eternelle; Le Chant de la Cigale’.
October 2021. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to Leonard Cohen. Reading at Médiathèque. Performances at Centre Ellipse with Loran Ran (guitar) and Arno Marquet (keyboards).
September 2021. Online. Featured poet at Artful Dodgers Poetry.
August 2021. Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival, Tunbridge Wells, England. Performance of ‘Consider the Song of the Cicada’ with Paul Gunn (piano).
July 2021. Festival Voix Vives, Sète, France. ‘Poésie Sous les Cèdres’ sessions.
July 2021. Vive La Commune! Theatrical reading and songs. Soubès, France. With Jean-François Benoît, Alexia Pentacouteau, Dominique Delpirou.
May/June 2021. Online. FAIM readings.
April 2021. Online. Suffolk Poetry Society readings.
March 2021. Printemps des Poètes, Médiathèque, Lodève, France. Performance of ‘La persécution et le suicide de la société de Vincent Van Gogh tel que monté par les patients de l’asile de Rodez sous la direction d’Antonin Artaud’. With Delphine Chomel (violin).
February 2021. Online. Northfield Festival. Readings from ‘Honoring Nature’ anthology.
January 2021. Online. Glasgow Slam finale.
August 2020. Soubès, France. Soubès a l’Occitanie.
July 2020. Soubès, France. Fête des Humanités. Live performance with online streaming.
March 2020. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to Antonin Artaud. Performances at Centre Ellipse and at Chapelle Saint Jacques of ‘Artaud/Van Gogh’ with Gauthier Keyaerts (guitar/percussion/treated sounds).
February 2020. Glasgow Literary Lounge, Glasgow, Scotland.
November 2019. Poetry in Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh, England. Performance of ‘Consider the Song of the Cicada’ with Seb Frey (percussion).
October 2019. Great Falls Word Spoken Word Festival, Great Falls, Massachusetts. Readings at Shea Theatre and Greenfield Arts Centre. Performances of ‘Artaud/Van Gogh’ and ‘Consider the Song of the Cicada’. With Tony Vacca (percussion).
August 2019. International Festival of Mediterranean Literature, Valletta, Malta. Reading at Valletta Contemporary Gallery. Working with invited poets to translate their texts into English. Dual-language readings on festival stage with Yolanda Castaño, Elizabeth Grech, Habib Tengour.
August 2019. Parvis L’Eglise Saint-Pierre, Lauroux, France. Lectures ‘La Volée’.
August 2019. Festival de Poésie, Bédarieux, France. Reading in Place Albert Thomas.
May 2019. Maelstrom Fiestival, Brussels, Belgium. Readings at Place Jourdan, Espace Senghor.
April 2019. Glasgow Literary Lounge, Glasgow, Scotland.
April 2019. Austin International Poetry Festival., Austin TX. Readings at Holiday Inn, New World Deli, Half-Price Books, Kick Butt Coffee, St Edwards University, Bookwoman. Translation workshop with Samantha Barendson. Panel discussion with Pierre Joris, Christopher Merrill, Samantha Barendson, Elina Petrova. Performance of ‘Consider the Song of the Cicada’. With Francis McGrath (keyboards).
March 2019. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to Bourvil. Performances at Centre Ellipse with Anne Dorian (dance) and at Chapelle Saint Jacques with Gauthier Keyaerts (bowed guitar).
November 2018. Great Falls Word Spoken Word Festival, Great Falls, Massachusetts. Readings at Shea Theatre.
October 2018. Austin, TX. Readings and music at Dozen St Bar, Buzzmill Coffee, Kick Butt Coffee, Georgetown Public Libray, Cherrywood Coffeehouse.
August 2018. Soubès, France. ‘Poésie Sous Le Figuier’.
August 2018. International Festival of Mediterranean Literature, Valletta, Malta. Working with invited poets to translate their texts into English. Dual-language readings on festival stage with Laia López Manrique, Massimo Barilla and Ali Thareb. Debate on ‘Poetry and the Environment’ with Tedor Reljic and Emmanuel Mifsud.
June 2018. Featured poet on ‘Express Yourself’, Sunny G Radio.
May 2018. Maelstrom Fiestival, Brussels, Belgium. Readings at Place Jourdan, Pianofabriek, Espace Senghor.
April 2018. Austin International Poetry Festival., Austin TX. Readings at Holiday Inn, New World Deli, Full English, Huston-Tillotson University. Hosting events at Recycled Reads, Holiday Inn.
March 2018. La Bodega, Glasgow, France.
March 2018. Festival Sémaphore, Moëlan-sur-Mer, France. Homage to Léo Ferré. Readings at Centre Ellipse and Chapelle Saint Jacques.
November 2017. Austin, Texas. Readings at various venues. Radio Broadcast ‘Texas Nafas’.
November 2017. Poetry in Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh, England. Readings at launch of ‘Herrings’ anthology.
October 2017. Tell It Slant bookshop, Glasgow, Scotland.
August 2017. International Festival of Mediterranean Literature, Valletta, Malta. Working with invited poets to translate their texts into English. Dual-language readings on festival stage with Lilia Ben Romdhane and John Portante.
July 2017. Café Lieu Dit, St Affrique, France. Readings with Teo Libardo, DéDéDé and Claudine Lori.
May 2017. Maelstrom Fiestival, Brussels, Belgium. Readings with Ceejay, Place Jourdan and with La Troupe Poétique Nomade, Espace Senghor.
April 2017. Austin International Poetry Festival., Austin TX. Readings at New World Deli, Maria’s Tacos, Threadgill’s, Blanton Museum, Kick Butt Coffee, Recycled Reads. Poetry translation workshop with Roja Chamankar – ‘Faithful to the Letter?’ Bilingual reading with Roja Chamankar.
March 2017. Le soleil Bleu, Lodève, France. Une Fenêtre au Ciel Irréal. Readings of poets, past and present, imprisoned for their writing. With the support of Pen International.
August 2016. International Festival of Mediterranean Literature, Valletta, Malta. Working with invited poets to translate their texts into English. Dual-language readings on festival stage with Abderrahim Sail, Roja Chamankar, Rodolfo Häsler.
July 2016. Urgence Poésie, Lodève, France. Readings and animations.
May 2016. Lauroux, France. Song of Myself. Dual-language reading of Whitman’s poem. With Teo Libardo.
April 2016. Austin International Poetry Festival., Austin TX. Readings at Blanton Museum, Malvern Books, Barnes & Noble Books, Baha’i Centre, Strange Brew.
July 2015. . Urgence Poésie, Lodève, France. Readings and animations.
April 2015. Austin International Poetry Festival., Austin TX. Readings and event hosting at Carver Library, Kick Butt Coffee, New World Deli, Brave New Books.
March 2015. La Rencontre Internationale de la Poésie, Safi, Morocco. Invited poet.
March 2015. Printemps des Poètes, Halle Dardé, Lodève, France. Reading at ‘Insurrection Poétique.’
July 2014. Voix de la Méditerranée, Lodève, France. Readings with Tiers Lieu.
June 2014. Cridar Gallery, Roujan, France. Launch of ‘Le Meme Moi’. Music performance with Les Sorcières, Bruno Sentou.
July 2013. Voix de la Méditerranée, Lodève, France. ‘La Vie J’ai Rien Compris’. Part of theatrical performance with music by Cie Azyadé Bascunana.