Past Events
October 2025. Wigtown Book Festival, Scotland. Winner of Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize for Be That As It May. Reading at prizewinner ceremony.
September 2025. Cafe Krawall, Göttingen, Germany. Es war einmal ein Eswareinmal (Once upon a time there was a once upon a time). Performance with Duo Helma (songs, accordion, keyboard).
September 2025. La Maison Güth, Hoste, France. Mais Dieu les Roses Sont Belles (God, the roses are beautiful). Performance with Duo Helma (songs, accordion, keyboard) and Marine Grosjean (violin).
September 2025. Two Sisters Arts Centre, Ipswich. Ebenezer and Florence in: Eb and Flo on the Beach. Performance with Lynne Nesbit.
June 2025. OMME6. Chapelle Saint-Jacques, Clohars-Carnoët, France. Reading at launch of exhibition, Contemporanéité du Paysage.
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. Allumez la Mèche et Reculez (Light the touch paper and stand back). Performance 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, Toulouse, France. Aroundabout Festival. Video performances.
September 2024. Cafe Krawall, Göttingen, Germany. Aber Gott Wie Schön Sind Die Rosen. Performance 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. ‘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’. Performance with Bob Morse (electric guitar & live painting).
May 2024. ‘Le Jardin d’Isis’, Radio FM+, Montpellier, France. Featured poet.
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. ‘Consider the Song of the Cicada’.
March 2023. Printemps des Poètes, La Muse’Broc, Lodève, France. Mais Dieu Que Les Roses Sont Belles. Performance 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. Performance with Paul Gunn (piano). Miles Runs the Voodoo Down. Performance with Peppy Scott (additional voice).
April 2022. La Muse’Broc, Lodève, France. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down / Jack Runs the Haiku Down. Performance with Teo Libardo and Dominicella (additional voices).
March 2022. Printemps des Poètes, Médiathèque, Lodève, France. Ritournelle Eternelle; Le Chant de la Cigale. Performance 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. 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. Artful Dodgers Poetry. Featured poet.
August 2021. Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival, Tunbridge Wells, England. Consider the Song of the Cicada‘. Performance with Paul Gunn (piano).
July 2021. Festival Voix Vives, Sète, France. Poésie Sous les Cèdres sessions.
July 2021. Place de la Mairie, Soubès, France. Vive La Commune! Theatrical reading and songs. With Jean-François Benoît, Alexia Pentacouteau, Dominique Delpirou.
May/June 2021. Online. FAIM sessions. Readings.
April 2021. Online. Suffolk Poetry Society. Readings.
March 2021. Printemps des Poètes, Médiathèque, Lodève, France. 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. Performance 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. Readings.
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. Reading.
November 2019. Poetry in Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh, England. Consider the Song of the Cicada. Performance 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. Reading.
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. Jardin Vigne Ruelle, Soubès, France. ‘Poésie Sous Le Figuier’. Reading.
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. Sunny G Radio, Glasgow, Scotland. Featured poet on ‘Express Yourself’,
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. Reading.
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. Reading at launch of Herrings anthology.
October 2017. Tell It Slant bookshop, Glasgow, Scotland. Reading
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. Parvis l’Eglise St Pierre, 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.