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Today sees the launch of Every Boy’s and Every Girl’s Alphabet picture book editions. Illustrated by Luke Martineau and designed by Kate Holland, these books have been a decade in the making and we’re very proud of this beautiful hardback edition, published by Graffeg The project was inspired by original paintings of Luke’s children and […]

  ‘Keeping her distance, every girl dares.’ Not long now till the launch of Every Girl’s and Every Boy’s Alphabets, set to coincide with an exhibition of all 52 original paintings by Luke Martineau, at Panter and Hall, 11-12 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5LU, on Tuesday November 14th 2017, from 12-8pm.

Archway. I’ve lived here 7 years, walking more or less the same small handful of obvious routes through every weather, season and mood. It’s not a lovely place, but I know my tiny bit of it as thoroughly as John Clare knew Helpston. Clare always finds something new to see in his landscape, which to […]

A beautiful day to be leaving London for a breath of Norfolk November air and a feast of poetry at The Green Dragon, Wymondham. The reading starts at 7.30 tonight.

A lovely green cover for my contribution to the Clutag Five Poems Series. There are only 100 of these, so hurry along to http://www.clutagpress.com/clutag-shop/ for your copy.

Monday 25th January, Coffee-House Poetry at The Troubadour, 263-267 Old Brompton Road LONDON SW5 9JA From 8 to 10 pm, tickets £7 Book via PayPal on website www.coffeehousepoetry.org or by cheque payable to Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON, W4 1ZP The classic Coffee-House Poetry prelude to spring, a scintillating winter salon of new voices & new collections: Jessica Traynor was awarded the Ireland Chair of […]

Really thrilled to see Infragreen reviewed by Martyn Crucefix in his blog today. ‘There is a side to Kate Bingham’s poetry that might be (and has been) described as steady, calmly observed, dispassionate, elegant and formally accomplished. But I see another writer…’ Have a read here:  http://martyncrucefix.com/martyns-blog-2/  

Thank you Patricia, William and all the team at this year’s Torbay Festival of Poetry. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole day – reading and listening alike, especially your nursery rhymes in the the style of… competition.    

Gregory Leadbetter, in this quarter’s Poetry Review, says ‘Infragreen is full of sensuous, imaginative and beautifully accomplished work. It succeeds in leading the consciousness beyond its deadened rounds’. Follow this link to read the whole (thoughtful, lovely) review. http://poetrysociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1053-Leadbetter.pdf

Thank you Nick, for sending this of the business of tulips.