I’ll be reading a poem tomorrow for the University of Edinburgh prize-giving reading.  This year, I very fortunately won the Grierson Verse Prize, for a poem on the theme of ‘Deception’ written in any recognised verse form (not free verse).  I wrote a sestina titled ‘Mimicry’ which I will be reading at:

Edinburgh University Prize-giving Reading
David Hume Tower Conference Room A
March 11th, 2009
6pm

I also won a ‘Highly Commended’ for my poem ‘Shan Gran’ which I submitted for the Sloan Prize for a poem written in Lowland Scots vernacular, but I don’t think I have the guts (or accent) to read that one just yet!

Hello!  I’ll be reading this week at The Golden Hour at The Forest Cafe this Wednesday night for the festive winter special version of the monthly literary cabaret.  Details:

The Golden Hour
Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Rd, Edinburgh
December 17th, 2008
8pm
with
Jason Morton, Ben Lancaster.  Music by Forest Choir, Blatata, and Rob Hearne.

See you there!  It’s free & open to the public.  BYOB.