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• my digital garden
• mastodon
• bluesky
• youtube
• Threads
• My old podcast about old poems, Rusty Sonnets
• My last book of poems, Werewolf of London

About me

These days I am more of a poet, essayist, lecturer, occasional youtuber and stay at home dad. I have previously kept myself busy as an event host, editor and podcaster.

My current projects are the Rusty Niall newsletter and my digital garden.

For 15 years I hosted Poetry Unplugged, London’s longest running poetry open mic, which ran weekly at the Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden from 1996-2020. The event went into hiatus during the Covid lockdowns and never returned after the Poetry Society stopped using their venue as a bar and cafe.

I currently teach poetry at London Metropolitan University and have previously taught or run workshops for The Poetry School, Apples and Snakes and the Arvon Foundation.

I have published four books of poetry with Flipped Eye, the latest being Werewolf of London: New and Selected Poems, which was released in Spring 2021.

(updated 18/8/25)