It is with great pleasure that I announce the publication of Archery In The UK, my poetic collaboration with Nick Reeves. The wait is now over, and our slender volume can be found at Amazon worldwide, Waterstones.com, Barnesandnoble.com and in selected UK bookshops. I am going to quote Nick's very apt description of the collection... Continue Reading →
Today's reading from Archery In The UK is a poem entitled 'White Heaven.' I hope you enjoy it! https://youtu.be/EhaSGttrASY Also sharing with earthweal's Open Link Forum. Four more days to go!
I am very grateful to Elizabeth Gauffreau and Merril D. Smith for providing advance reviews of Archery In The UK. As they are both talented authors in their own right, I very much value and appreciate their opinion of the collection. You can find highlights of their reviews below, and a link to the full... Continue Reading →
Into the crystal screen, The Wintered Queenwith heart encased in ice, gazes:begins to dance throughout the changing scenewhile rain, rooftops and pavements glazes Glides over a bridge above the Tynewith a familiar strangermirror upon mirror intertwinedKing into Queen, St Nicholas to Grainger A mirage or a vision, carousel appears before them - hoverswith fairytale cast, and,... Continue Reading →
In preparation for the release of Archery In The UK on 1 February 2023, it is my honour to present a series of readings from the book. In today's video, I read 'On Framwellgate Bridge In Late December' by Nick Reeves. I hope you enjoy the reading, which should provide a taster of the beautiful... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year to all of my readers! I wish you all the success and wellbeing you hope for in 2023. For me, there is no better way to start the New Year than with the announcement that Archery In The UK will be released on 1 February 2023. About the book I have always... Continue Reading →
I found jewels in a barnacled crevicewithin the cracked rocks on Cullercoats beachteetering close to the pools like a novicesaltwater gems within reach... Thank you to editor Kristiana for publishing my poem and photograph in Issue VIII of Free Verse Revolution. The title of this issue is Guinevere (Rebirth) and it is available now for... Continue Reading →
What a year it has been for EIF, with four new titles published, and many more commissioned for 2023: the presses have barely stood still! I am about to take a much-needed break for the festive season (though I may post the odd poem or book review, I'm aiming to disconnect for the next 3... Continue Reading →
I wish to be one of the first to congratulate Nick Reeves on the inclusion of his piece, ‘A Surprising Success: The Maas Ice-Cream Empire 1935-76’ in the anthology Nothing Is More Real Than Nothing, published by Valley Press today. By way of an introduction to the text, Nick writes: I first became aware of... Continue Reading →
Marking their post-pandemic return to the live music scene, Cassettes performed a 25-minute live acoustic set at this intimate North Tyneside venue on Sunday night. I had the privilege of attending and witnessing a seasoned, soulful performance from frontman and founder Nick Reeves... Looking effortlessly cool in lime-green turtleneck, braces and Converse boots, Nick takes... Continue Reading →
