Category: poetry

Ode to Youth – latest short film

The piece is about yearning for adulthood, the solitude in female friendship and the fizzy excitement of being young and free ⚾️💋✨ Gloriously brought to life by a hugely talented team: Voice-over script by me Directed by @victor.puigcerver Cast @nici.delivron & @lisa.klingner Cinematography @yodiegogardo Edit & grading @v.candela.mz Styling alba_beltran_valenzuela Hair & make-up @patricia.hoos Lettering @bebepequenito

Latest short film Only Fools Rush In

A conversation in Hong Kong about tea drinking unravels a world conflicted by the rush of everyday life. Poetry written and performed by me Animation by Al Robertson Directed by Jack Turner Music by Moritz Wanger Sound Design by Dominika Latusek Colour by Hannah Squires Special thanks Gagandeep Kalirai Film scanned and processed by On8Mil

My recent collab with Riverside Festival Manifesto and Anna Gram

Riverside Festival What a treat it was to be asked to write the manifesto for one of Glasgow’s most beloved festivals Riverside. I was especially chuffed that the collaboration involves one of my fave DJs Anna Gram, with her release Celestial Objects. Watch the full video here  

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Blunt Knife Co. Live Book Reading

‘Makeup’s abandoned for bathroom debates; we interlock fingers and you say, it’s getting late.‘ (from the poem Bat Cave – Dating & Other Hobbies) I’m doing my very first Scotland-based in-person reading of my book at the kickass social enterprise Blunt Knife Co. Event Blurb: Blunt Knife Co. is extremely excited to present award-winning writer,… Continue reading Blunt Knife Co. Live Book Reading

BBC Author’s Live – Young Scottish Voices Panel

In this Book Week Scotland special, I’m joining Nadine Aisha Jassat, Chris McQueer as we take to the stage to showcase our writing, and share how young people can use their own voices and experiences in writing and storytelling. Get involved Register now to join in with this live digital event. After registering, you will… Continue reading BBC Author’s Live – Young Scottish Voices Panel

Oak – A Radical Act of Love

A cinepoem created by a group of artists in Berlin⁣ ⁣ 🌱 ‘A Radical Act of Love: Arborescence, Echoing the Mycorrhizal Network of Oaks’ is a new project that illustrates the current development of curatorial practice by artist Siobhan Healy, where the planting of oak saplings has led to global artistic commissions, inspired by the… Continue reading Oak – A Radical Act of Love

Press for Glengoyne Whisky Campaign

After a long wait, my poem Kiss was finally mounted at City Social bar in London. It was part of Glengoyne Whisky’s global Unhurried Campaign, and written in special ink that won’t appear for another 50 years. The story was covered by The Scotsman (below) and the Press and Journal.

Hoer Radio appearance

I recently opened for @exxcel.xx’s boss ass bitches @dj.fuckoff & @cryptofauna.flac B2B set – defo check out the full video below, they smashed it!!! 🎥 by @hoer.berlin ✏️ Poem from #GIRLHOODBook (@spec_books) 📍May 27th 2021