It really has begun...

So me and the other remembrance poets from the Urban Arts Centre were invited to perform at the launch of Voices of War and Peace at the University of Birmingham's new First World War Engagement Centre which is an amazing Arts & Humanities Research Council initiative in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The event was co-ordinated by Dr Nicola Gaud and I personally feel she did an amazing job. The event was so inspired and diverse; such a scope of perspective and information and so well delivered.  I felt so honoured and proud to be part of a very well-rounded launch. It really was wonderful to perform alongside sharp brilliant writers and I'm incredibly excited for the upcoming weeks.

Here is the piece I performed at the event:

Ripe

You were ripe;

after thwarted mark

and prestige stripped you

of honour.

Falling behind, you thrust

a choice austere.

Acrimonious seeds

quenched by paranoia;

The nourishment of

this plan.

You tramped,

overcast this precious halcyon

with enmity.

So that they may

choke on

and join

in Krieg.

More to come soon <3