Four Days In Blackpool

I am halfway through a crazy four days in Blackpool. I am doing something as part of the Wordpool Festival. Its always good to come to Blackpool, i used to come here a lot as a kid on holidays so i have lots of happy memories of the place.I Have been going into schools and its a been a bit MAD!!!The schools have been busy making out that something has happened in school,something like an alien or a strange monster has landed.In Anchorsholme primary there was a big pile of horsepoo in the middle of the playground!! In another school, St Johns, there was an amazing nest ,made out of twigs and stuff and it had a massive egg in the middle of it!! WOW!!!The nest even had a guard!!,one of the teachers had dressed up like the STIG and was standing there like some kind of alien!!!We had to write about it and make up some poems. There were ideas all over the place. Well done all the teachers and well done all the writers. I was inspired!!!More strange beasts to come tomorrow.....

I am doing this blog on a teachers laptop and it has taken me ages cos i keep putting my finger where my finger shouldn't go!!!!

Mr Bloke

Just finished two loud, crazy, creative and fun days in Abbeydale Primary School in Sheffield. Its a school i have been in a few times before. Going back into a school for a repeat visit is always a bit different. People know what you are going to do!!! Everyone at Abbeydale knew what i was doing, it seems that half of them knew my poems better than me!!! They even requested some of my old poems that i don't do anymore. I got good coffe from the Headteacher ( ta) lessons in Bangra dancing of Sabaa and got told i had a funny face by someone else.!! A BIG BIG thank you for everyone at Abbeydale, especially the girl who kept calling me Mr Bloke!!! I think that she thought my first name was That Poetry!!! Good luck with all that poetry stuff that you are doing.

Its All Going On Brothers and Sisters!!!!!!

Here is a list about some of the things that have bveen happening recently.

1. Did a charity walk with me old mate Ian Bland. we were supposed to do a walk called the dalesway but the sky fell on our heads in a place called Dent It was raining so hard i got blisters as big as balloons and i think i grew webbed feet so we had to give up. We did 30 hilly, wet miles in 2 days, camped and performed in 4 schools along the way to about 200 people and raised about £150 for charity. Even though it was hard and i had sore feet i still loved it!!

2. I finished another book, its a novel called Goodnight Charlie Goodnight. I now have about 4 books written that i don't really know what to do with!!! Might as well start another and make it 5!!!!

3. It was my youngest son Jacks 7th birthday. He got loads of stuff including a Stig cake, Lego and Chelsea shirt that says Drogba on it.

Time for a sit down!!!!!!

All ready for the BIG WALK!!!!!!!

I am packing my rucksack and getting ready for walking the Dalesway. ( Don't forget the loo roll!)I reckon this walk will take us about 5 days, us being me and my mate Ian Bland. I am kind of excited, scared, nervous and happy all at once!! i hope the weather is kind to us and we don't get flooded out. All the schools on the way -Goodly Dale in Windemere, St Oswalds in Burneside, Grayrigg Primary in Grayrigg ( well it would be wouldn't it!!), Sebergh Primary, Dent Primary and Burnsall have been very friendly and helpful - with offers of cups of tea, dinners and camping spots - so a BIG THANK YOU to them. All that we have to do now is walk 80 miles!!!! Piece of cake. I'll be blogging on the way, letting you know how my blisters are coming on!!! LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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That Poetry Bloke - The Movie!!!

I have had a great last few days. I went up to South Shields, where my good friend, the incredible Mr Tony Banjo Wilson, filmed me doing all sorts!. I read loads of poems out on camera and walked around and talked about what i do for a living. Then we recorded some songs in Tony's loft studio and generally had a great creative time. Tony is making a film about me and my work and it's below. The weather was great and it looks like we were somewhere hot and sunny!!!


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