Another very enjoyable Violette Societa night of music and spoken word The highlight for me was the acerbic wit of @saint-vespaluus.bsky.social that was both brilliant and hilarious 👏 and to find out that he's a blue 💙 is icing on the cake 🙂 Olivier Rochabois excellent too

I'm having that! I'm also performing - and MC-ing - at 'A Wake for the Grand Old Lady' at the Royal Court on June 27th and 28th.

Sally, today in Kaunas. Yesterday would have been the birthday of the baby we lost many years ago - and really early into our relationship. Sally's poem 'Martha' is just the most moving poem I've ever heard - and was written for Baby Loss Week. So talented, so beautiful, so kind. I love her so much!

Sal and I are supporting the brilliant @rachaelsage.bsky.social at Prohibition (Liverpool) on May 29th. Honoured and excited! @salporter.bsky.social

If you're still buzzing after Everton's unlikely but life-affirming victory at Old Trafford tomorrow, why not join me and Sal (Liverpool Fringe Poet of the Year 2023-24) for a late afternoon session of BLAST! at Bradford's brilliant Record Café? @salporter.bsky.social

I’m delighted to be part of this lovely multilingual poetry night at the Kazimier Stockroom on Tuesday. I’m be reading poems in English and German, and there’ll be at least 14 other languages to listen to!