WINTER
Winter;
A time for birds, my poem on two feathered friends
Peter Kay
SMTWTS Update
26 copies of Show Me The Way To Santiago were sold across all platforms last month and the total raised for MNDA is now approaching £900.
John O’Groats to Lands End Challenge and 2022 Challenge
Well I managed to complete the 1084 mile John O’Groats to Lands End 2021 Challenge on New Years Eve. My challenge for 2022 is to run, walk and/or cycle 1,500 miles during the year. 6 miles today, so off to…
Coniston
Coniston is my favourite place in all The Lakes, but for a painful achilles, I would have been running my fifteenth Coniston 14 earlier this month. Tomorrow we are off for a short break to a cottage overlooking the lake.…
John O’Groats to Lands End Challenge – update
Two months of the year to go and I have a further 120 miles to go to complete the challenge. I have covered over one and half times my Seville to Santiago (SMTWTS) journey.
Publisher’s launch
Last Saturday saw the rearranged launch of my publisher Curious Cat Books company at Waterstones in Bradford. It coincided with Waterstones 25th anniversary. I was finally able to get to read some extracts from Show Me the Way to…
Poetry on the Moor 2021 – Update
Poetry on The Moor (6) is due to take place on Sunday 3rd October. Already has the numbers to make it a potential rival for the very first POTM.
A Father’s Hands & Red Tie: My Poems Published by Hybriddreich for the Family Too Anthology
A Father’s HandsPETER KAY A grip that made your eyes water.A fist that floored many an opponentwith a straight jab or an uppercut.You shook the hand of Paul Robeson,survived a torpedo blast,clinging for hours to a boat splinter,reached into the…
Poetry Event Excerpt From Freedom and Anxiety: Featured Poetry written & read by Peter Kay
An Online Poetry Event Excerpt From Freedom and Anxiety Showcasing the best of MK’s poets. Recorded live on 21st July 2021 – introduced by Sharenà Lee (Poet) Featured Poetry written & read by Peter Kay –
First Mayor of Richmond
Delighted to announce that my poem First Mayor of Richmond, will feature in the 4th August online edition of Spilling Cocoa over Martin Amis FIRST MAYOR OF RICHMOND T’was sixteen hundred and six,for legend has it so,when, whilst out hunting…
Poetry Events: coming up
On Sunday Poetry-on-the-Moor (2) will be taking place on Baildon Moor. On Monday and Tuesday I will be involved in Poetry Zoom events hosted in Leeds and Milton Keynes respectively. I have two other live (in person) events later this…
Poetry on the Moor 2021
Poetry on The Moor (2) has now been rescheduled to Sunday 11th July
Poetry on the Moor postponed – update
Due to the probability of heavy rain this afternoon, Poetry on the Moor Two has been postponed. Will update once it is rescheduled
Poetry on the Moor Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be the second Poetry on the Moor, outdoor poetry event. L:ooking forward to hearing other poets and sharing some words
Promoting Yorkshire Author’s Book Review
Show Me The Way To Santiago will be the subject of the Promoting Yorkshire Authors (PYA)June Book Review on Wednesday 16th June https://www.wisegreyowl.co.uk/php/pyafeed.php?S=4944a682-dc1b-cf64-15f4-129dd82e09f9&A=2.1&D=efbcd48f-ef87-bc14-ade1-38413062f2cc
Just in – Amy’s Bookshelf Review
4 stars ****Such a grand journey – Kay pens an unimaginable journey in Show Me The Way To Santiago. This is the first book of the Author’s that I’ve read. The path travelled is the route of the Via De…
Outdoor Poetry event!
Looking forward to being able to share poetry for the first time in a non-zoom context, since before the pandemic began. Four weeks from today in an open space, not far from home, with a number of other local poets/writers,…
First anniversary of SMTWTS launch
Sunday will mark a year since Show Me The Way To Santiago was launched. Book sales have slowed since Christmas, but at least the possibility of book launch events is now back on the horizon
John O’Groats to Lands End Challenge
Well we are 3 months (one quarter) through the year and I have covered 1/3rd the distance and 5/8th of my Show Me The Way To Santiago journey. Only 728 miles to go!
Two poems to be published by Hybriddreich for the Family Too Anthology
Delighted to confirm that two of my poems have been accepted by Hybriddreich for the August Dreich Family Too Anthology Twitter @Dreich25197318