New Book: Lost Eden

Added on 14 October 2022

One of the most interesting writing projects I've ever been involved in is 'Lost Eden', a collaboration with three other writers: Douglas Thompson, Margaret Elphinstone and D P Watt. We have each written a four-part novella, as part of a quartet, celebrating or in some way responding to ...

Trees Meet Sea goes to Dundee

Added on 29 May 2022

The exhibition of 14 artworks paired with my poems will be re-locating from Inverewe Garden to Dundee Botanic Garden. Its six week show in the Sawyer Gallery at Inverewe will end on Tuesday 31 May, and we'll pack it into a van and drive it down to Dundee, to install it in a lovely space in the B...

Launch of Trees Meet Sea

Added on 04 April 2022

If you're in the area of Inverewe Garden, Poolewe, near Gairloch, please come to the launch of 'Trees Meet Sea', an exhibition of my poems paired with artworks by Lynn Bennett-Mackenzie, Ann Coomber, Dorje Khandro Dawid, Helen Denerley, Chris Goodman, Lotte Glob, James Hawkins, Jan Kilpa...

Exhibitions

Added on 28 February 2022

As a poet and novelist, my work is usually found on the page, but over recent years I have been getting involved in collaborations with artists in other media and this has led to exhibiting my work in galleries. 2022 seems to be my year for exhibitions as I am involved in two art exhibitions, both l...

Poetry News

Added on 06 September 2021

An exhibition, 'Trees Meet Sea', of my tree or sea-themed poems paired with artworks by various artists, is being scheduled for April and May 2022. This exhibition was due to launch in April 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. It will be at the Sawyer Gallery, Inverewe Gardens. Watch...

Prize draw for free book

Added on 23 August 2021

If you would like to enter a draw for a free signed copy of my most recent poetry book, Why the Sky is Far Away, published by Red Squirrel Press, just sign up for my occasional (no more than quarterly) newsletter by the end of August 2021. I'll post the book anywhere to the winner of the draw. Y...