Launch of A-B-Tree

Added on 29 September 2016

My new pamphlet of poems, A-B-Tree, celebrating the Gaelic Tree Alphabet, will be launched in Culag Woods, Lochinver on Wednesday 5 October. The launch will be part of an event to bring poems into the woods in preparation for National Poetry Day on Thursday. We will leave a trail of poems behind us,...

Rolling in Royalties

Added on 24 September 2016

It’s been more than 10 years since my first book was published and I’m still somewhat mystified by the economics of book publishing. Even though thousands of books with my name on are out there, I’m not getting rich, that much is certain. I am quite frequently asked how lucrative b...

Poems and Persistence

Added on 17 September 2016

After a two year period of focusing almost exclusively on my next novel, I’m back to writing shorter stuff, and in particular taking regular days to pay attention to poetry. During August I looked at all the poems I have finished but have never been published. I chucked all the dead, withered ...