New poem - to be premiered this week
Am shoring up my new status as a poet by...writing poetry!I'll be hosting Forked at the B-bar this week, showcasing the best in new wordsmithery, and I don't like to be left out of the proceedings. I'll also be hosting Soundbites at The Ustinov at Bath Theatre Royal next week, with the likes of Polar Bear, Kate Tempest HKB FiNN and Simon Mole (thank-you for your support, Apples & Snakes).Below is my latest piece.

Day Tripper - creative journeys via London underground into consciousness
I'm back from performing at Shunt - this amazing underground artspace in London Bridge underground station. I was there performing poetry "when no-one listens", which is a bit like writing a blog where nobody visits.However, this week I've been told I have at least 2 followers - one of them certainly through a new bit of jiggery-webbery known as NetworkedBlogs, which links your Facebook account with your blog. Check out my Facebook fan, over there on the right. Find 'em on Facebook right here.Which made me think I

Mama Tokus gets Shunted
I feel like a real writer now. Mama Tokus is in a Travelodge garret, paid for by Apples & Snakes and I’m slaving over a hot laptop on a wifi connection.I've been sent up to London to take part in a performance poetry experiment, where we take poems to the clubbers. Let's hope we don't get glassed.Read all about the antics happening in London's labyrinthine