This is exciting (well, for me anyway!): the first 25 copies of my second handmade limited edition pamphlet are done and ready to sell! Actually I’ve sold two already!

After the success of Foot Wear in 2017 (meaning, all fifty copies found homes – woop!) Yo-yo is my latest offering. I really enjoy the process of printing, stitching, designing a cover and everything it entails. We’re talking ‘coffee-break’ pamphlet here – 16 pages, nine poems and a few facsimile pages of diary entries and the like. And I’ve bound it with some lovely pink thread! At £5 (plus £1 postage) it’s about the price of a hot matcha latte at Caffe Nero! Get in!

Here’s the blurb:

In which the poet obsesses over Amal Clooney, boiled eggs and ancient Greek ideals of beauty in this pocket-sized kick at the quest for slimness. A lifelong slave to the scales wonders how it got this bad, taking aim at the NHS, Instagram influencers and herself. Illustrated with sad diary entries and bouncing with black humour, this little tale should resonate with anyone who ever went on a diet.

Roll up, roll up – you can buy a signed copy here, and they’re all numbered, so you get a gen-yoo-ine one-off, complete with the odd wonky edge or other charming detail.

To be honest I think I’ll probably sell most of them at readings, such as tomorrow’s Ouse Muse in Bedford where you’ll find me reading from both The Mayday Diaries and Yo-yo. It’s 7.45 for 8 at The Eagle Bookshop, and there’s an open mic too. Would be grand to see you there, please say hello!

Right, off now to go through my set.