I have done readings for small and large audiences.
- Read at the 2020 Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival, Saturday 14 November (online). The event “Between Places: Britain and Europe” featured three other poets who live between Europe and the UK.
- Invited to read for Wednesday Writers at the Todmorden Festival, Wednesday 11 November.
- During the Covid-19 lockdown I took part in several open mic events via Zoom – Sale Out Loud, Speakeasy, Poetry in a Pram.
- Due to be Guest poet at Manchester Poets, 20 March 2020. Cancelled due to Covid-19.
- Launch of second collection Nothing serious, nothing dangerous, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, 3 March 2020.
- Writers In the Bath, Sheffield, with Nell Farrell and John-Paul Burns, November 2019.
- Guest poet at Sale Out Loud, October 2019.
- At European Language Day, Instituto Cervantes, Manchester, October 2019.
- Open mic slots at Speak Easy, Stretford and Burnage Library, April 2019.
- Extended Open mic slot at Greenpeace fundraiser, May 2018.
- The launch of Strix #3, Leeds, March 2018.
- At York Explore on 14 December, 2017 I read along Nairn Kennedy and Laura Potts.
- Read at the Manchester launch of Building Bridges, International Anthology of Ekphrastic Poems, 15 November 2017.
- On 30 September I read my prose poem Broken Biscuits in London at the Poetry Book Fair. Valley Press published the Yorkshire Anthology.
- I did two readings at the Dartington Ways with Words Literary Festival in July, 2017.
- Read at the launch of Gazing at Gaia, at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, June 2017.
- Joint guest poet at Sale Out Loud, June 2017.
- Reading for Mancent poetry group, 2017.
- Launch of Another Life at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester, March 2017.
- Fourth Friday, London – joint guest slot with Wendy Klein, February 2017.
- Guest poet at Manky Poets, February 2017.
- Reading at Peter Barlow’s Cigarette, Manchester, November 2016.
- Manchester Cathedral, October 2106: reading A
la Hafiz, highly commended poem in the annual poetry competition.
- Support slot for the Quiet Compere, Manchester.
- Joint reading with Hannah Mackay at Manky Poets, 2015. I launched my CD A baker’s dozen.
- Reading at Dove Cottage, Grasmere, as part of the Writing School with Ann and Peter Sansom.
- Launch of joint project with Hot Bed Press, Salford – readings at Hot Bed Press and at the Village Hall, Manchester, organised by the late Linda Chase.
- Poets & Players, Manchester. I did two readings for them, one at St Ann’s Church.