Its back - by Popular Demand - This time at Mexborough Library - Join me to find out about Charles Dickens' double life, and his visit to Doncaster, with more than horse racing on his mind.

A couple of reviews of recent publications and a couple of #poems too. #60Odd #therapy #memoirs

#PoemsAbout #ExitWounds

A small collection of well written, hard hitting and challenging #poetry from @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social on #sixtyodd

For all who post #poemsabout, or #poetry of any kind on Bluesky or other social Media. Good for you!

#PoemsAbout #PowerCuts My wife thinks that I am packing a suitcase to get ready for a holiday... I'll do it in a minute.

I saw #DavidSedaris at the Royal Festival Hall last night. Wonderful stuff. I normally wouldn’t pay anything like £55 for a show. But it was well worth it. All he did was read some of his stuff and chat. Like me at Bawtry library. But better paid. And excellent.

There's some fine poetry from music enthusiast and all round good egg Graham Lock on sixty Odd Poets today. Have a click and a read. You won't regret it!

Heres a well travelled and oft rejected poem... #PoemsAbout #CheapMotels

Its not a competition, or submissions call , just a bit of fun, but I might well ask the writers of some of the ones that I enjoy if I can use them in a Sixty Odd Poets page later in the month. If there's any response I might do another in August. sixtyoddpoets.substack.com #Poetry #OddChallenge

I wanted to boast about my literary successes in my latest Substack essay. But then the creator of all things humbled me with a short period of hospitalisation. Still, I boasted as well as I could, through gritted teeth and with the help of painkillers. #Poetry #kidneys

I love this. As ever, I’m a sucker for Dad poems!

Delighted to be featured in today's #SixtyOddPoets. Many thanks Mike O'Brien @zoomburst.substack.com for including me in this fabulous labour of love open.substack.com/pub/sixtyodd...

here’s me doing a bit of self promotion, if you like my “throwaway” poetry 🛋️ here’s a book full. Published by 60 Odd Press,thanks Mike @zoomburst.substack.com available from Amazon @jenthorne.bsky.social @rburrows.bsky.social @johnchmura.bsky.social @zentinl.bsky.social @stacebot.bsky.social

these 3 are just waiting for tomorrow #PoemsAbout are you 🤷‍♂️🦆🦆🦆

Here's a couple of reviews pointing you in the direction of two fine #poetry collections "Lives Outgrown" from Susan Darlington @susandarlington.bsky.social and Coquet Tales from Ali Rowland. Both are well worth exploring further.

#PoemsAbout #OutAfterMidnight Im late to the party, and there have been so many good things happening. My mind turns to another party, many years ago. youtu.be/-14L7wDwuGc

My #poetry reading at the Bawtry festival was a success (even though I say it myself) I managed two forty minute sets of poetry, anecdotes and chatter which was well received. No one walked out in disgust, and I managed to sell a few books. Anyone want to book me? (seriously - I have the bug now.)

Have a read of some Tim Boardman. Sixty Odd poet Number 102, who sees angels and hides his coco pops.

I really don't get on with motivational posts – so I wrote one. At least I illustrated it with Mr Benn.

#PoemsAbout #WrongBody What can I say?

Every world tour has to start somewhere. My #poetry one kicks off at Bawtry Library next week - I just need to organise a few more dates...

In the absence of a #PoemsAbout this week, I am going to suggest an #OddFriday of #PoemsOn #OpportunityKnocks. I don't want to tread on the toes of @alanparrywriter.co.uk - so I am more than happy to take this down if he has something up his sleeve. I just want to have my regular read this Friday.

#Poetry - whats the point of it? unless it earns you money or adulation, you are just pissing in the wind - aren't you?

Ohh crikey, its a tough call this week... #PoemsAbout #EarnTheRight

I love owt like this, me.

Torn between the instinct not to appear boastful, and the moral requirement to publicise a Literary Magazine that has seen fit to include me within its pages, I give you this link to The Fringe #Poetry Magazine 2026

Sunday is an excellent day for reading poetry. I've been looking at a couple of recently issued #poetry collections from writers previously featured on #SixtyOdd poets (including @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social). You can also find a piece on a shouting man and one about towers.

Cooom onnnn youuuu ridiculous old man who went straight to the Turkish Barber and asked for an Ollie McBurnie #HCAFC

#hcafc Come on you Hull. Missed most of the first half. Was doing a poetry reading in Doncaster. Now watching in a crowded disco pub! Just had Barry Manilow - Copacabana, Now Jive Bunny - Swing the Mood!

It's an Odd life. But take heart - The 2nd issue of Odd ; the Journal of the Fellowship of the Sixty Odd Poets is out now. Its neing launced at the Fox Gallery in Mexborough (S64 9JP) on Sunday May 31st at 3pm. If you cant make it, you can still buy a copy, (and the 1st too if you want) on Amazon

And here we are! Another Friday, Another poem :) #PoemsAbout #BearingWitness.

How lovely have a selection of my work featured in the excellent Lothlorian Poetry Journal. Thank you @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social for a real morale booster. (if the poems look funny on your phone, go into landscape mode - It worked for me!)

I am rather proud of this little article on difficulties with presenting #poetry workshops. I wrote it in less than an hour, when I should have been presenting a poetry workshop.

It's all happening tonight! (12th May) LOL! (Live on Line). Roger Waldron reading from his book "Notes from Various Settees" With an Open Mic too. Sign up for this free event! It all kicks off at 7pm BST. #poetry #OpenMic @throwawayreg.bsky.social bit.ly/SetteeNotes

I might as well post it #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers

If you couldn't make it to my talk on Charles #Dickens last week, you could always buy my short book, containing the text of his and Wilkie Collins' two tales of #Doncaster in St Leger week of 1857, and the startling facts of his affair with a woman 27 years his junior.

The Featured poet on #sixtyOdd at 11.00 this morning is none other than Jen Thorne, @jenthorne.bsky.social with six fabulous #poems written with her inimitable style and panache - Pour yourself a drink from kettle or bottle and settle down for a fine read.

#PoemsAbout #AftertheSirens Here's my concoction. Its a bit of a sequel to an old one - (bit.ly/3Rd5HOg if you are at all interested) - but perhaps a tiny bit more romantic. Thanks to all who read

Wish me luck.I’m giving a talk in #Doncaster this evening. On #Dickens

This week, I have been reading the excellent Fig Tree Anthology from the Crooked Spire press. there is still time to sign up for the online launch - theres a link at the end of the article. #poetry

Here's a piece for #PoemsAbout #singalloss. Hiya @alanparrywriter.co.uk

I’ve got my ticket to sit on various settees 🛋️ come and join me/us I can’t guarantee fun or poetry #poetry #poems

You like settees? You'd like to hear Roger Waldron reading from his book "Notes from Various Settees"? Whilst sitting on your own settee? And you'd like join in an online #poetry #OpenMic too? Then sign up for this event! Its on May 12th at 7pm BST. @throwawayreg.bsky.social bit.ly/SetteeNotes

Our good friend Jan Peters @janpsolivagant.bsky.social is on #SixtyOdd Poets today. get yourself a cuppa, click on the link, and settle down to read some great #poetry.

#poemsabout #gravity

What an evening! I was proud to be involved in this union of #poetry, music and art at #LSF26 in Leeds last night. I'm still buzzing. My bit is at about 52 minutes, but I would encourage you to watch the whole thing, and download the PDF programme from leedssong.com/live/ for all poems and details.

Last Poets and Composers at #LSF rehearsal this morning. Then the event this evening at 5pm. It will be streamed live here www.leedssong.com/live/ But if you would rather just download a PDF programme with some really good poetry and art in it, you can do that by clicking on the photo below.

To put me in the mood for the spoken word and classical music collaboration at Leeds Song #LSF23, I've been listening to this - it opens with Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan speaking about looking at Earth from space. #poetry

I'm packed up and I'm off on the 51 mile odyssey to Leeds to participate in the Leeds Song Festival #LS26, reading #poetry, which has been set to music by Joanna Ward and realised in art form by Hannah Guy. With a soprano & a classical pianist on board, its the most cultured band I've ever been in.