On Sunday, 4 December at 7.30 pm, I’ll  be a featured poet at the Torriano Poetry Series, held at the Torriano Meeting House, 99 Torriano Avenue , London NW5. My fellow Ward Wood poet, Peter Phillips, will be joining me and reading from his wonderfully poignant and often humorous collection, No School Tie. I’m quite excited about this reading. The Torriano Series is one I have heard about for years and years. It’s run by Hearing Eye, an independent poetry press that’s been publishing since 1987. Many of my favourite British poets have read there, and I’m thrilled to now be added to their list. If Kentish Town is local to where you are likely to be hanging out on Sunday evening, do come by. There will be an open mic as well and lots of opportunity to do some Christmas shopping for those poetry lovers in your life.

And speaking of Christmas shopping, I’m in the process of compiling my own list of suggested books for this year, something I haven’t done before. Surprising how difficult it is to pick and choose. But while I’m still noodling over this, let me point you in the direction of the great deal Ward Wood have just started. Poetry, novels, novellas of all sorts and stripes, all by some of the most talented and creative writers around (if I do say so myself). And to make it even better, Ward Wood is contributing a portion of each sale to charity. What could  be better?