Hello All!

Back from a lovely break and it's a year to this day that I first started at the Lit and Phil as writer in residence. It doesn't feel like a year, no way. It's been a blast, really good for the reputation if not the back balance. But it's not over yet. I'm in post till the end of the year and there's still a lot to do before that date appears.

I really working hard on the chapbook, The White of the Moon, launch event Thursday 18 October, 7pm. I say chapbook but with nearly 50 poems included, all inspired by my research here, it's going to be a chunky one at that.

This is the time when the events and activities in commemoration of the bicentenary shifts into another gear. And things start to roll out for Black History Month, so we have another few months to get the issues surrounding past and present slavery into the mainstream and onto people's agenda's. But how has this year gone? Have all these initiatives made a difference? I would love to hear what you think? Comment below, or drop me a line.

After this this writer in residence post, what next, a star spot in South Park?