Captain’s Log 20/04/19 10:48
I’m outside Pauline’s house, about to deliver the first of 4 poems. It’s blistering sunshine- apparently this is going to be the hottest Easter weekend since records began, Continue reading “Back to Boston”
When I told my friends I was doing Door-to-Door Poetry in Boston, they all thought I was going to America. In fact, the original Boston is a small town in Lincolnshire, known for the surrounding farming industry and for landmarks like ‘The Stump’, which is one of the largest parish churches in England.
Boston is also famous for being ‘the UK’s most Eurosceptic town’, Continue reading “Boston: ‘The Most Divided Place in England’”
Captain’s Log 20/02/19 09:15
I’m in Ruth’s kitchen, aka ‘Nana Flapjack HQ’. This morning I’m dropping off my poem at an anti-fracking demonstration on Preston New Road. Continue reading “Back to the Nanas”
Captain’s Log 29/01/19 10:39
I’m on a train heading to Preston in Lancashire. I’m crammed on a 4 seater next to some businessmen, who’ve filled the overhead compartment with their luggage. I’m surrounded by bags, wearing about 6 layers and roasting alive. But despite this, I’m incredibly excited. A few weeks ago, I found out I got a grant from the Arts Council to visit 10 places around England as a Door-to-Door Poet. Continue reading “National: The Anti-Fracking Nanas”
Captain’s Log 06/05/17 14:28
I’m cycling to Craig’s. It’s the last poem I’ll be delivering in the North East. This is where it ends.
Continue reading “The End”
Captain’s Log 29/04/17 14:23
I’ve decided to go back to Ponteland one more time, to drop off Grace and Caroline’s poems. Continue reading “Grace and Caroline’s Poem”
Captain’s Log 18/03/17 17:04
I’m in another taxi in Ponteland. Me and the driver have got lost on the way to Jeff, Lindsay and Max’s house.
“I think it’s back the way we came,” I say. He pulls into a drive on Runnymede Road, getting ready to turn round. I realise we’ve just pulled into the right drive.
“Oh no wait, it’s this one.” We both laugh awkwardly.
Continue reading “Little Frank’s Poem”
Captain’s Log 28/02/16 12:14
I’m in another taxi in Ponteland, on my way back to Darras Hall. Today is my last ever day knocking in the North East. Continue reading “Darras Hall- Part 2”
Darras Hall. The last stop on my tour around the North East. Having been to Stockton, with its reputation for unemployment and crime, I thought it would be interesting to finish on the other side of the spectrum. A few miles west of Newcastle Airport, this is a suburb of extremely lavish houses in Ponteland. Continue reading “Darras Hall- Part 1”
Captain’s Log 13/02/17 15:55
I’m walking into the Tilery Estate. I’ve just finished filming with the Beeb, but it’s not time to go home yet. Today is also the day I’m dropping off the rest of my poems in Stockton. Continue reading “Right Place, Wrong Time”
