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The London Launch of You and Yours has been rescheduled for Friday the 7th of August! Join us at Housmans Books, with readings from Sara Mostafa and Nora-e-Sehar Ali.

List of Summer 2026 Tour dates: Manchester: 23/06, The International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Tickets here London: 26/06, Housmans Bookshop. Tickets here Buckinghamshire: 27/06, Milton’s Cottage. Info here Melksham: 28/08, Doubles. Tickets here (workshop and performance) Newcastle: 02/07, 1b Books. Info here (workshop) Cambridge: 05/07, CB1 Poetry. Info here Penryn: 06/07, Cornwall Poetry Library x The Convivial. Tickets here

You and Yours Glasgow pamphlet launch – with guest readings from Ross McFarlane, Jeehan Ashercook, and Lucy Lauder. Pamphlets will be available to buy on the night. Where – The Alchemy Experiment, Byres Road When – Tuesday 16th of June, doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start

You and Yours pamphlet launch in Edinburgh – with guest readings from Megan Rudden and Patrick Romero McCafferty, and music from Djana Gabrielle. Pamphlets will be available to buy on the night. Where – Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street When – Thursday 21st of May, doors open at 7pm for a 7:30 start.

Within Sight is back for 2023 – both online and in person. As part of the No Limits Festival in Hong Kong, the film version of the show will be available online from the 15th of March to the The film is available to watch here in English or Cantonese, with various different accessibility options. Then, on the 9th of June, the live version of the show will appear at the Roundhouse […]

The Edinburgh International Book Festival returns from the 13th-29th of August, featuring 550 authors over 600 events. As well as a performance of Within Sight on Wednesday the 24th, and a workshop on political writing on Sunday the 28th, I will be reading at the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award event on Monday the 22nd, and giving a Passion Projects talk on Tuesday the 23rd.

Jerwood Fellowships is an Imaginate project in partnership with Oily Cart and funded by Jerwood Arts offering professional development support for four artists over two years to explore new performance ideas with a focus on supporting D/deaf and/or disabled artists and children.  

Within Sight is back for a digital run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival! A filmed version of the show can be streamed on demand via the Summerhall website, with captions and BSL available. We’re delighted to have the opportunity to bring the show to new audiences with support from such a brilliant venue. Ticket information can be found here. On the 20th of August, Summerhall will be hosting an online watch […]

Twelve D/deaf, neurodivergent and disabled professional artists based in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland have been commissioned to produce new film and audio works for BBC platforms this summer. The commissioning programme is part of BBC Arts’ Culture In Quarantine initiative, which has brought the arts into people’s homes during lockdown. The 12 new commissions will champion the work of disabled artists by helping them produce work when some may have been self-isolating, […]

The latest Unlimited commissions have been announced and it’s a real honour to be included on the list. With Research and Development Award support, I’ll be working on a new project called And Who’s She When She’s At Home? The final piece will be a multimedia poetry installation created in collaboration with other artists and based on themes of heritage, home, and class. Jo Verrent, senior producer for Unlimited, said of this funding round: “The […]