The Best Review I've Ever Had

My new poetry collection has its first review. It is, I'm pretty certain, the best review I've ever had. So good, I hardly know what to say and almost feel embarrassed to quote from it. You can read for yourself. It was published on Thursday on the Eyewear blog while I was away at the Writing On The Wall festival in Liverpool. I've been off line since I got back and just read the review now. 

The reviewer, Todd Swift, says you should buy the book. You can do so here.

Off to Liverpool: Danny Morrision, Tim Brannigan & Me

I'll be in Liverpool on May 8th for an interesting panel discussion. The even is part of 'Shell Shock' - this year's Writing On The Wall festival. 

“Three Irish writers from radical traditions, Danny Morrison, novelist and former publicity director for Sinn Féin, Tim Brannigan, Guardian journalist and author of Where are you really from? and Kevin Higgins, radical poet and author of Time Gentlemen, Please will be exploring how identity, politics and conflict is represented in their work and how their experience has shaped their writing.” 

08 May 2014 7:00 pm
the Bluecoat Theatre
School Lane
Liverpool
United Kingdom
L1 3BX - See more at: 

http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/content/index/contact-info#sthash.3JHWpf1F.dpuf

Others taking part in the festival this year include: "Irvine Welsh, Owen Jones, Liz Carr, Seumas Milne, Helen Walsh, Phill Jupitus, Luke Harding, Marai Larasi, Levi Tafari and Niall Griffiths" - the festival will explore "old soldiers and campaigners, modern day conflicts, war abroad and, thirty years on from The Miners Strike, The Enemy Within."