Welcome — and thanks for stopping by
I’m a writer and songwriter with a foot in several creative worlds,
and this site gathers together the songs, videos, and books that have
emerged along the way. I hope you find something of interest!
Most recently, on the pulse
of the present, is a book of poems,
After focusing on personal ties and travel it takes
a mischievous look at ‘Woke Culture’, and considers the much-debated
topic of Islam in the West in the belief that poetry can deliver
valuable perspectives. For more info and to order click here.
An album of songs,
also touches on personal and political issues,
while another song album,
takes lyrics from the work of the Romantic poets
to channel a group, who, like The Beatles, were an undoubted
‘force for good in the world’.
I explore that comparison further,
place the poets side by side
with the band, tracing the surprising ways
their creative paths and cultural impact intersect.
So the Romantics and The Beatles come together,
and the book ultimately suggests that the band’s
extraordinary career gives fresh life to the Romantics’
energising belief in the imagination as a transformative force.
Albums, EPs, and Videos
If you’d like to delve deeper, you’ll find:
a Lord Byron EP,
a full Shelley album,
a Keats single,
and a Videos page offering brief lives of the poets.
One of these, on the life and work of Shelley,
was narrated by the late Benjamin Zephaniah,
a great admirer of the Romantics. He also tells the story
of Byron’s final journey to Greece in support of the
Greek War of Independence. Stories, hopefully,
to fan the flames of imagination and creativity.
You’ll also find details of
a verse narrative of a 1970s overland journey
to India — a first encounter with Asia,
full of colour, atmosphere, and discovery.
So happy wandering — and feel free
to send any thoughts or feedback to me
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