city of culture

The 'City of Culture 2017' bid supporting poem...

I was asked... As it generally falls to me, in the absence of a 'Laureate' poet for the city, to deal with any 'municipal' poetry required by the City of Plymouth; to write a poem to support the bid...

Here it is - and is entitled: 'Art & Artifice..'

‘Art & Artifice..’

In the kiln’s wild, white infernos; molt glass fishes dart and...

Why I'm backing Plymouth's City of Culture 2017 bid.

With the continuing decline in its traditional marine and industrial infrastructure and the near catastrophic reduction in the size of the Naval Dockyard; Plymouth's future social and economic well being will likely both depend and centre on its potential as a tourist and leisure destination, in which an active, accessible and flourishing creative arts community will be nothing short of...