I’ve posted this poem before, a couple of times, because it becomes more relevant and sinister by the day. It is part of my 2018 collection, Poems from the Swamp which explores the psychogeography of an imagined version of the East Marsh where I live, it’s material reality and the unconscious and mythic layers that exist beyond the thinnest of veils. Each poem is written from the point of view of characters I have created.
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A Requiem, on Tour
Touring with The Alan Barnes Octet, Autumn 2019
A Requiem
A Requiem, the Alan Barnes Octet and Josie Moon, UK Tour 2019
A Requiem alongside A Soldier Through Time
A Requiem, the Alan Barnes Octet and Josie Moon
The Gauleiter and His Pig
This pig and Gauleiter feed on censure,
patrol the streets, sniff out the shunned,
hunt the dreamers, the effete, the forceless,
poison the water, spread lies, deception
that find keen reception in willing ears.
A Requiem – A World Premiere
On Friday 15th February myself and the Alan Barnes Octet premiered our brand new collaboration, A Requiem, a brand new suite of music and poetry, commissioned by Grimsby Jazz Projects and supported with funding from Arts Council, England. Having worked on the poems from the autumn of 2017 to a final tweak the day before the premiere, I wasContinue reading “A Requiem – A World Premiere”
A Requiem
I am delighted to announce that A Requiem will premiere at Grimsby Central Hall on Friday 15th February at 7.30 pm. Tickets are now available from the box office, call 01472 355025 to reserve in advance at £13. A Requiem is a collaboration between Alan Barnes, Pat McCarthy and myself and is work that examinesContinue reading “A Requiem”
It’s Been A While
Looking ahead to spring packed with poetry and events.
Winter Comes
Like the autumn, the winter arrived more or less overnight. We felt it blow in off the North Sea and felt the chill settle on us. The autumn light has been very beautiful and our winter sky here on the east coast never fails to lift the spirit, even as darkness intensifies. A highlight ofContinue reading “Winter Comes”
A Concert For Commemoration
One of the most exciting and challenging aspects of the project was the commissioning of brand new music for the Great Grimsby Community Choir.
Josie Moon 