I can’t remember whether I’ve mentioned this before but I’m going on tour this autumn: 46 shows across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the last week of the Edinburgh Fringe.
It would be smashing to see you at one of these.
Today is World Refugee Day. Here’s a poem called ‘Refugees’.
Clarification: please note that my show on 4th October features the reading of Bilston poems at the Milton Rooms in Malton, not Milton poems at the Malton Rooms in Bilston.
https://themiltonrooms.com/event/brian-bilston-how-to-lay-an-egg-with-a-horse-inside/
For the first time, I’m going to be reading poems at the #edfringe - seven shows from 24-30th Aug.
Along the way, I’ll be talking about AI, Clare Grogan, the power of poetry and how to achieve a basic level of competence in a limited number of simple, unremarkable things.
Tickets here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/brian-bilston-how-to-lay-an-egg-with-a-horse-inside
I’m reading poems at the Nottingham Poetry Festival tonight. A few tickets still available. Hope to see some of you there.
I’m reading poems at various festivals this week, starting with Leek on Wednesday, then Chester on Thursday.
They’re both sold out but there are still tickets available for my show at the Nottingham Poetry Festival on Saturday should that be of interest to you.
Here’s a poem called ‘What Don Corleone Did Next’. #worldotterday
Delighted to be on this week’s episode of The Verb, alongside the individually and collectively wonderful Ian McMillan, Martha Sprackland, Daljit Nagra and Ira Lightman.
It’s available for listening through the BBC Sounds app.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002wspg?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
The poemwriting is not goingwell today.
I’ll be giving it a run-out in early June at literary festivals in Leek, Chester and Nottingham and will do a cut-down version of it at the Edinburgh Fringe in August.
The autumn tour comprises 44 dates across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A list of all shows can be found here: https://brianbilston.com/events/
Yesterday I finished writing the show I’ll be going on tour with in the autumn.
It’s based around my book ‘Poetry is an Egg with a Horse Inside’. Along the way I’ll be talking about AI, Clare Grogan, the power of poetry, and how, if we could just believe in ourselves, we’re capable of achieving a basic level of competence in a limited number of simple, unremarkable things.
Very pleased to share with you the result of a recent commission I received from Good Housekeeping magazine to write an erotic poem for its readers.
A poem for World Bee Day.
@creating #tdc5239 #ds106 #dailycreate
I have not finished it yet, but I am reading Brian Bilston's How to lay an egg with a horse inside. I'd really recommend it to all poetry readers and writers. It's a lovely guide to writing poetry, and as a bonus you get to read more of his poetry. @brianbilston
Sometimes the poems I write aren’t the ones I intend to write.
Here’s a poem called ‘Life of a Naturalist’.
Shows in Bristol, Bury St Edmunds, Exeter, Leeds, London, Norwich and Stirling are also selling quickly.
Tickets for all my shows are available here: https://brianbilston.com/events/
*End of low ticket alert*
Much to my surprise, some of this year’s shows are on the verge of selling out. You may need to get your rollerblades on if you plan to come to any of the following, which have fewer than 50 tickets remaining:
9 May: FILEY Literature Festival
3 June: LEEK Arts Festival
4 June: CHESTER Literature Festival
8 Oct: DEAL Astor Theatre
10 Oct: COLCHESTER Arts Centre
14 Oct: LOUGHBOROUGH, MMC
7 Nov: BELLAGHY, Seamus Heaney HomePlace
13 Nov : HELMSLEY Arts Centre
14 Nov: POCKLINGTON Arts Centre
Given that it’s May 4th, I suppose I should give this its annual airing.
Today’s poem is called ‘Why You Should Never Ever Follow Your Dreams’.
