Author, Poet, Travel Writer, Fell Walker, Long Distance Walker & Runner. With a beautiful wife, daughters, granddaughter & grandson. 

Peter Kay was born in Heywood, 1950, and now lives in West Yorkshire.  He is the author of “A Pennine Way Odyssey” (self-published 2012),   “Show Me The Way to Santiago” (Curious Cat Books 2020)  and “A Very Alternative Coast to Coast” (Curious Cat Books 2022).  He has written a soon to be published Children’s Book, “The Owl And The Mole”, illustrated by one of his daughters. He has written and performed poetry, thirteen poems have been published, in anthologies or on-line; six poems can be found in: “TUESDAY AFTERNOONS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THIRTY POEMS BY FIVE POETS”. He is currently writing a murder mystery, set in 1930’s Yorkshire and ghost writing the Autobiography of a Congolese refugee RAP star.

Peter Kay
My interview with Elizabeth Taj-Radice will be on bcb radio 106.6fm from 6 to 6.30pm today

My interview with Elizabeth Taj-Radice will be on bcb radio 106.6fm from 6 to 6.30pm today

BCB Listen Again – Community Programmes – Tue 15 Oct https://www.bcbradio.co.uk/player/?rpOdId=21db6fe7d4e0b37e85d9927f1006004c8021565e455c8f9f81a3813f30e1b7a2&rpSt=1163&rpSrp=index 6-7pm In Your Backyard (local nature programme) or The Scribes Show Followed by BCB Xtra File download (0:00 mins | 0 MB) Tune in to bcb radio 106.6fm today at 6pm. My interview with Elizabeth Taj-Radice will be on from 6 to 6.30pm – […]
Peter KayOct 15, 20241 min read
Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Nine)

Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Nine)

Another leg of my Cumbria Coastal Way walk this week, shared with my wonderful brother. So good to drag him across from France for a few days and to share a special day together. The weather was mixed and we did have rain on sections, however it was so much better than forecasted earlier in […]
Peter KayOct 8, 20241 min read
Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Eight)

Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Eight)

Eighth leg of my Cumbria Coastal Way walk yesterday. Dry and breezy morning, warmer sun in the afternoon. 12miles from Green Lane to Silecroft, via Millom and Haverigg. Coastal levy walk to Millom, then skirted around a landlocked lagoon to Haverigg, before a mainly beach walk to Silecroft. Looking forward to my brother joining me […]
Peter KayOct 3, 20241 min read
Burton News Poetry by Peter Kay (Pheasants)

Burton News Poetry by Peter Kay (Pheasants)

Poetry news – Had the third of my poems published in the Burton News, I shared three poems with the Burton News. This is the final one of the three https://burtonnews.org.uk/j3/ – Poetry by Peter Kay  https://www.burtonnews.org.uk/PDF/2024/09_Sep.pdf Peter Kay is an author of books and poetry and now lives in the village. He haskindly shared three of […]
Peter KayOct 1, 20241 min read
Verbalise Live and Online with me – Sat 28 September

Verbalise Live and Online with me – Sat 28 September

On Saturday I will be reading at Brewery Arts in Kendal https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/verbalise-september-2024/ Verbalise Live and Online | Sat 28 September | Doors 7.30pm | Online 7.35pm | Live tickets £7 | Zoom tickets £4.50 – Join us either Live or on Zoom for our spoken word open mic night with guest multi-award-winning poet Ciarán Hodgers. […]
Peter KaySep 25, 20241 min read
The Wordarium – Open Mic Night 25th September 2024

The Wordarium – Open Mic Night 25th September 2024

Can’t wait for tonight – I have a spot reading at the Wordarium in Lancaster – Here’s the incredible line-up for this month’s Wordarium open mic! We’re back for another night of words! Here’s the incredible lineup for this month’s Wordarium open mic! We’ve got THIRTEEN fantastic poets ready to share their words alongside our […]
Peter KaySep 25, 20241 min read
LitShark Poetry News

LitShark Poetry News

Not a bad week so far, with more to come Heard on Sunday I had 2 poems accepted for publication in Issues 7 and 8 of LitShark magazine https://litshark.com/lit-shark-magazine/ and that at least one will appear in their Best of 2024 Anthology. https://litshark.com/
Peter KaySep 25, 20241 min read
Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Seven)

Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Seven)

Got the train back home after a shorter 7th leg of my Cumbria Coastal Way walk. Train delays, bad weather, disappearing footpaths and the need to be home by 4pm all contributed to today’s walk being just over 7 miles.
Peter KaySep 24, 20241 min read
Upcoming Radio Interview

Upcoming Radio Interview

Yesterday I was interviewed by BCB Radio, I will post more details when I know when the interview will be broadcast. BCB106.6FM is the Community Radio station for Bradford, broadcasting distinctive radio programmes made by, and for, the people of Bradford. https://onlineradiobox.com/uk/bcb1066/
Peter KaySep 24, 20241 min read
Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Six)

Cumbria Coastal Way (Part Six)

Got the train back from a brilliant, if tiring, sixth leg of my Cumbria coastal way walk yesterday…. Most of this leg was either on the beach or on paths adjacent to it. Wonderful weather, inspiring views and lots of interest. I have now got to Foxfield, about 2 miles from Broughton in Furness at […]
Peter KaySep 18, 20241 min read