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
BRADFORD WRITES – 02.11.2024: Post Event

BRADFORD WRITES – 02.11.2024: Post Event

Great to be a part of this wonderful event. A great atmosphere and event, managed to sell a few copies of The Owl and The Mole, A Very Alternative Coast To Coast, some festive cards and make some interesting and exciting new connections. Nabeela Ahmed Selfies from the last Bradford Writes of 2024. We are […]
Peter KayNov 3, 20242 min read
Christmas Market 2024

Christmas Market 2024

I will be at the Christmas Market at Burton Memorial Hall, Sat 9th Nov, 10am-4pm – Meet the stallholder… Peter Kay – author and poet
Peter KayNov 2, 20242 min read
Coming Soon – The Owl And The Mole Festive Cards

Coming Soon – The Owl And The Mole Festive Cards

Coming Soon – The Owl And The Mole Festive Cards (Size A5 in 3 designs) Your card has been printed so that trees are planted at a designated restoration site in either Malawi, Tanzania, or the Philippines. Working with the Forest Landscape Restoration organization, Reduce. Reuse. Grow.⁠ they find the perfect planting site for each […]
Peter KayOct 27, 20241 min read
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SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic (November 2024)

SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic Live in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! 11th November (I plan to be there both to support Liz and to read) Readings by a different local published poet each month. This month we’re delighted to welcome LIZ McPHERSON Event by Soundbites – Poetry Open Mic Night Bennett Road, LS6 3HN […]
Peter KayOct 25, 20242 min read
Cloth and Coal, Thursday 24th October

Cloth and Coal, Thursday 24th October

An absolutely fantastic night of poetry at Cloth and Coal last night. Honoured to play a part and share 3 poems from my upcoming pamphlet Cloth and Coal, Thursday 24th October, 8pm, at @crankstudiosmorley Leeds LS27. https://instagram.com/clothandcoal/ Special thanks to the wonderful Faye Marshall for the invitation, her hosting skills and the poetry shared #poetry […]
Peter KayOct 25, 20241 min read
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