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Publications: 

Turn For Home, The Brodie Press, August 2003. 

Poetry & Skin Cream  erbacce Press, December 2004.

Cathedral Poems  Paula Brown Publishing, August 2005. 

Poetry & Skin Cream  [2nd edition] erbacce Press, October 2007.

Temporary Residence  erbacce Press, October 2007.
 

Selected Readings:

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire; Hope University College, Liverpool; Everyman, Liverpool; Tate Liverpool; 3345, Liverpool; The Masque Theatre, Liverpool; The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ The King, Liverpool; Liverpool Central Library; BBC Radio Merseyside; Collect Gallery, Lark Lane, Liverpool; Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool; The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; First Thursday at Linghams, Heswall, Wirral; Pan American Club, Liverpool.        

Selected Magazine/Publication appearances:

The Binturong Review; Lampshadian Outpost; Fire; Orbis; Neon Highway; Creative Mind; Haiku Scotland; Aesthetica; Caught in the Net; The Architect's Review; The Melling Leaflet; Liverpool Echo; The Daily Post; The Catholic Pictoral; When Skies Are Grey; The Daily Express; Peggy's Blue Skylight; Merseyside Arts Magazine; Emergency Rations.                         

2007

Four poems, 'A Poetry Now', 'Flash of Yellow', 'Clamour' and 'Bandit' published in The Binturong Review # 4. January

'Snowy Night in Greenwich Village' published in Unquiet Desperation Vol I No. 11. March

 Reading at Edge Hill University with Harriet Tarlo, March 22nd

 …as they scatter the birds' published at Silenced Press website April

 'Temporary Residence' published at Otoliths May

'Caffeine Fix' published at the Bold Street Blog May

'The Important Progress of a Major Northern City' published at the Bold Street Blog June

'For the Dead' published in The Ugly Tree No.15 (Vol. 5.3) June

'Analgesic' published at Zygote in my Coffee # 89 June

'The Far Lea' published at the Bold Street Blog June 4th

'I will colour your shoes in with black permanent marker pen' published at the Bold Street Blog June 5th

''Troubadour of Light' published at the Bold Street Blog June 6th

'An Art' published at the Bold Street Blog June 7th

'Blueagale' published at the Bold Street Blog June 18th

'Summer's Over Drad' published at the Bold Street Blog June 19th

'The Swoon of the Nightingale' published at the Bold Street Blog June 22nd

'City Walks' published at the Bold Street Blog June 28th  

'Equal Measure' published in Red Wire issue 8 July issue

'Temporary Residence' published in Otoliths # 5 part 1 August

 

2006

Essay 'The Lost Villages of Melling' published in The Melling Leaflet December 2006

Poem If you see Frank Say Hello published at neo lampshadian outpost Issue 2 http://disproductions.org/hc/neo/2006/11/volume-z-issue-two.html  November 29th 2006

Reading at Edge Hill University Learning Resource Centre 11th October 2006

Poem Despite Certain Constructions exhibited at the Gene Culture Exhibition at Slaughterhouse73 Gallery, 73 St Mary's Road, Garston, Liverpool. Exhibition curated by Gaynor Evelyn Sweeney for Transvoyeur. October 10th - October 29th 2006

Guest poet and reading at the Ormskirk Writers and Literary Society, Ormskirk Community Centre, Ormskirk June 6th 2006 

Two poems, For The Dead and Elegaic Stanzas (for Clare Greenhalgh) broadcast on First Friday BBC Radio Merseyside March 3rd 2006  

Poem Barathea published in Creative Mind # 33 Jan-March 2006 January                                                                                                                                                                 

 

                                                      2005                                                                                                                                                                           

Reading at the launch of The People's Poet Anthology III/Winter Journal, Everyman Bistro, Liverpool February 5th         Voted The People's Poet 2004 February 5th

Two poems anonymously published in erbacce #2 February 7th                                                                                        Here Comes Gabrielle With The Cocoa; Songs of Love and Transport; I will colour your shoes in with black permanent marker pen and The Velvet Sun That Shines On Me, published in The People's Poet Winter 2004 Journal edited by Robert Sheppard and Alan Corkish

Early version of A Poetry of Place broadcast on Radio erbacce, March 22nd                                                                      Silent Since 73 broadcast on First Friday BBC Radio Merseyside, Friday 1st April

Two poems Little Be Cold and Like It Knows Exactly published in Orbis # 132, Spring 2005 edition. April

Reading at First Thursday at Linghams Booksellers, Heswall Thursday April 7th                                                          Reading at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool with Allen Fisher and the Edge Hill Poetry and Poetics Research Group: Robert Sheppard, Scott Thurston, Alice Lenkiewicz, Patricia Farrell, Matt Fallaize, Angela Keaton, Dee McMahon and Cliff Yates, Sunday April 10th

The Ocean Monarch: A Poetic Narrative Revisited for Frederick Jerome broadcast on First Friday BBC Radio Merseyside, Friday 5th June

Two poems (englyns)  Like Stars our Warmth Fades Away and Desire and Sadness published in Haiku Scotland Issue 2 June 2005

The Impact of Death on the Sunrise; Poetry and Skin Cream; In Winter the City Almost Sleeps and Next to Nothing published in First Thursday Poets # 22 June 2005

GESQUOI PART II published in Mercy #26 link here 

Three poems, Look for Another Place, Even if You Can't Hear My Voice and Three Hearts broadcast on First Friday BBC Radio Merseyside, Friday 2nd September                                                                                                                                Four poems Like No Other, To A Fox, The Bath (Addendum V) and Shred published in Fire # 26 September   

Reading at Edge Hill College, Thursday October 13th                                                                                                          City in Festive Shopping Frenzy broadcast on First Friday BBC Radio Merseyside,  Friday December 2nd 

Poem The Ocean Monarch used in an artwork by artist Dorrie Halliday in a tribute to the Asian Tsunami victims, December 26th www.dorriehalliday.com
 

 

2004                                                                                                                                                                                'An Art' published in the (withdrawn) People's Poet Christmas Journal                                                                       Reading and lecture to 2nd year English Poetry Undergraduates at Edge Hill College March 18th                                  

'Poetry and Skin Cream' published in The People's Poet Spring Journal March                                                                  'You Should Gather The Photographs Together' and 'Throughout Orange Age' published in Aesthetica # 5 April

Erbacce magazine launched May 1st www.erbacce.com                                                                                              Review of British Sea Power's Kendal St John Boste gig published at www.brilliantine-mortality.com May                         

Recording at BBC Radio Merseyside for First Friday, reading  'All Crushed Treasure', celebrating the launch of listening to the birth of crystals. Producer: Caroline Adams, Presenter: Sylvia Hilkins. June 1st                                                          

Foreword published in Corrupted Memories by Alan Corkish, Paula Brown Publishing. ISBN: 0-9543621-7-9 June        Broadcast of listening to the birth of crystals edition, First Friday, BBC Radio Merseyside June 4th                                    

listening to the birth of crystals launched at Everyman Bistro, Liverpool and in the US, by St Johann Press, 1st July  Reading at Everyman Bistro, Liverpool 1st July                                                                                                       

P.A.T.H. Poem broadcast on First Friday, BBC Radio Merseyside 2nd July                                                                       

'Two Poets and a Cathedral' paper and reading, with Ursula Hurley, at the Contemporary Writing Environments Conference at Brunel University, London 10th July 

GesquOi Poem (Part II) exhibited at The Egg Space Gallery Liverpool as part of the gesquOi part II Objectifying the Object The Civic and Commodification exhibition, in conjunction with Gaynor Evelyn Sweeney/ Research Programme of transVoyeur, an Anglo American Cultural Initiative/ The Whores of Babylon/Egg Space, 18th July - 2nd August

Cat I, Out Of Harm's Way and Silent Hunter published in Muddy Paws (Paula Brown Publishing) 31st July                     Untitled #2 Poll 57 winner (The People's Poet) and Untitled #3 Poll 60 winner (The People's Poet) to be anthologized in The People's Poet Anthology III. August.

'Poem (So, I'm sat at the computer in my front room)' broadcast on First Friday, BBC Radio Merseyside 6th August erbacce #1 launched August, edited by Alan Corkish and Andrew Taylor www.erbacce.com

Reading at Liverpool Central Library, in association with Neon Highway, August 19th

Two poems, Untitled # 9 Liverpool London Paris and the flight was a little turbulent published on Caught In The Net Webzine, Number 21, September                                                                                                                                   The Bluebird of Happiness and The Impact of Death On The Sunrise, broadcast on First Friday, BBC Radio Merseyside 1st Oct

Reading of Cathedral Poems, Liverpool Hope University College, 7th October                                                                 Reading at The Rose Theatre, Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, 21st October. Read 'Poetry and Skin Cream'; 'Even If I Can't Hear Your Voice'; 'A Gentle Heaven' and 'Conker'

Reading at The Rose Theatre, Edge Hill College, Ormskirk with Allen Fisher, Robert Sheppard and Cliff Yates, Thursday 28th October

City In Festive Shopping Frenzy read on First Friday, BBC Radio Merseyside, 3rd December                                      Poetry & Skin Cream published by erbacce Press, December 21st 

 

2003

Profile published in Edge Hill College's prospectus for Higher Degrees, January.
Spotlight Poll on thepeoplespoet.co.uk

'Violet Hour' Spotlight poll winner and 'Book Buying' selected by the judging panel, to be anthologised in 2004
'Between The City and the Sea Rests My Heart' Published in The People's Poet Spring Journal. February

Interviewed for The People's Poet Summer Journal. February
'So Modern Everything Seems Pointless' published in Neon Highway #3. March

Interviewed for The Architect's Journal March 18th
Interviewed by Liverpool University Student for web-based project, March 20th. Interview published here

Filmed and interviewed by BTM Media, in Liverpool, March 20th
'Apex Star' published in Creative Mind #32 April

Reading at the Collect Gallery, Lark Lane, Liverpool, organised by Neon Highway Thursday 1st May                         Reading at Tate Liverpool, with Jane Davies and Ralph Pite, The Brodie Poets event, Sunday 11th May

Five poems, ‘Violet Hour’, ‘Dee Side’, ‘Ready For Deva’, ‘Double Yellow’ and ‘A Day of Churches’ published in See Me, Hear Me’ Poetry Anthology to benefit the Manic Depression Fellowship, Paula Brown Publishing. June 
‘Happy Valley (for Jonny Collingwood)' published on www.happy-valley.org.uk wax lyrical micro site. July

‘Shred’ and interview published in The People’s Poet Summer Journal. July
‘Cathedral III’ and interview published in The Architect’s Journal 24th July                                                                  

Reading at Scott Thurston's Flat, Liverpool Saturday 16th August                                                                                    
Reading at 3345 Parr Street, Liverpool, organized by Neon Highway, Tuesday, 19th August

‘Turn For Home’ collection of poems published by The Brodie Press, reading at The Pan American Club, Albert Dock, Liverpool August 24th.

Turn For Home', short film produced by BTM Media, shown at The Peacock Gallery, Poole Dorset, as part of The Word Exhibition, October 4th - October 19th click here                                                                           

Reading at Hope University College, National Poetry Day, Thursday 9th October                                                       Reading at The Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool, Sunday 12th October 

Reading of an Alan Corkish poem Poem Birth at The Mosborough Hall Hotel, Sheffield at the launch of The People's Poet 2004 Anthology and John J Whitmarsh's Magic Light, Saturday 8th November

Book Buying, Violet Hour, Estuary Eyes, The Unmade Bed, LDN, An Art, Apex Star, Beach and Conifer published in 'The People's Poet 2004 Anthology', Paula Brown Publishing, November 8th November

Fruit Sweetly Tasted From The Mouth Of An Angel and The Writing of the Cathedral Poems (Version) published in Neon Highway #6 December Edition

Reading at The Masque Venue, Seel Street, Liverpool, a Neon Highway event, Tuesday 2nd December                      Foreword to Alan Corkish's collection Corrupted Memories (Paula Brown Publishing) written 12th December

Co-editor of listening to the birth of crystals, (Paula Brown Publishing), All Crushed Treasure (for Christine) included, published December 

Reading at Edge Hill College to MA Students, Wednesday 17th December                                                                                                                              

2002
Article and two poems, 'Cathedral V' and 'Cathedral VII' published in The Melling Leaflet, January edition.
Reading at the Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust 2002 Awards, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool. March 22nd
Two poems, 'Fifty Divided By Two' and 'Excursion' read on BBC Radio Merseyside's 'First Friday' 5th April
Reading and lecture to 2nd year poetry students, Edge Hill College, May 2nd
Two poems, 'The Ocean Monarch' and 'Cathedral IV' read on BBC Radio Merseyside's 'First Friday' 3rd May
'Deoua' published in Neon Highway #1 May
'Waveform', 'Cathedral I', 'Addendum I' and 'Lines Written In Early Autumn' published in 'The Liver Bards', (Sheppard Bainbridge Publishing)
Workshop and reading in association with Laura Hughes (artist) and Aire Design Liverpool, St Hugh's School Wavertree. 12th June
'Everybody Needs A Place To Think (Addendum IV)' exhibited at Project Shed at the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton during Architecture Week 21-30th June
Introduction to 'More Than I Am' (Excellence In Liverpool Teacher Resource Centre) Anthology. July.
Recording at BBC Radio Merseyside, interviewing prize winning poets of The Poetry of Place Competition organised by LADT, Liverpool Local Education Authority, Royal Liver Assurance and the BBC, Sept, 25th and 26th
www.andrewtaylorpoetry.com online, Oct
Poem ‘The Unmade Bed’ poll winner, (poll 15) thepeoplespoet.co.uk, to be anthologized in 2003
Poem ‘LDN’ poll winner, (poll 17) thepeoplespoet.co.uk, to be anthologized in 2003
Poem ‘An Art’ poll winner, (poll 19) thepeoplespoet.co.uk, to be anthologized in 2003
Poem ‘It’s Enough to Make your Heart Go…’ anthologized in ‘Football Pure Poetry:2’ published by Creative Energy Publications. November.
Poem ‘Beach’ poll winner (poll 21) thepeoplespoet.co.uk, to be anthologized in 2003
Reading at the Collect Gallery, Lark Lane, Liverpool. Thursday 19th December.
Poem ‘Apex Star’ 2nd place on thepeoplespoet.co.uk, to be anthologized in 2003.

2001
Poem 'SuperlambBanana' read on BBC Radio Merseyside on 'Write Now' 21st/22nd January
Feature and poem 'Roofer' published in Edgeways magazine #2
Reading at Edge Hill University College, as a member of the support to Tom Raworth, February 15th.
Appointed Contributing Editor of the Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust website.
Reading and poetry workshop leader at Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, West Derby, Liverpool, March 16th.
Interviewed on BBC Radio Four 'Sunday' programme by Mike Ford regarding the demolition of St. Mary of the Angels, Fox Street Liverpool. March 25th.
Interviewed for BBC Radio Merseyside by Roger Phillips in St. Mary of the Angels and reading of 'Fifty Divided By Two' Weds 11th April for broadcast 13th April.
Poem 'Fifty Divided By Two' published in Catholic Pictoral, issue dated 15th April.
Poem 'London Road' published on alandunn67.co.uk
Reading for 2nd year Poetry undergraduates at Edge Hill, Lancashire May 3rd
Poem 'Tracey, you're a Rainbow' read on BBC Radio Merseyside 'Write Now' August 5th/6th
Poem 'Cathedral IV' published on the St James Cemetery Website
Interviewed by Cameo Media of Amsterdam for TV programme 'Art or Artrocity'. Read poem 'London Road'
Article on poetry and culture and poem, 'After Joe's' published in issue #1 of Kultur-Werd published by Liverpool John Moores University/Liverpool School of Art. Ed: Dr. Robert Macdonald.
Short-term residency at Liverpool Cathedral, September/October.
Resident poet at BBC Radio Merseyside's 'Morning Merseyside' programme for National Poetry Day, compiling and editing a poem during the programme. Oct 4th 'Journey Through Morning Merseyside'
Workshop and reading at The Greenhouse Project, Liverpool 23rd October in association with Tom Cox, LADT Artist in Residence and Aire Design, Liverpool.
Poem 'Roofer' published in Merseyside Arts Magazine #67 November/December issue.
Interview on BBC Radio Merseyside's 'Artwaves' programme, and reading of 'Cathedral VII' November 2nd
Six poems Luminora, Dee Side, Ready For Deva, Pigeon Brace, Dream Spiral and Summer's Over Drad published in Emergency Rations # 1 November.
Reading at Edge Hill as part of support to Rob Mackenzie November 8th

2000
Essay published on the Web for Benchpress.
Poem published in Peggy's Blue Skylight # 3.
Poem 'Goddess' published in The Daily Express.
Six poems: 'Wordsworth and Bukowski', 'Late', 'Comfort and Joy', 'Aranyi' and 'No Need To Talk' published in Incite # 1.
Appointed poet in residence for Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust.
Poem 'The Blue Gap Coat' published in LADT Annual Report.
Poem 'It's Enough To Make Your Heart Go...' published in When Skies Are Grey # 80.
Reading for National Poetry Day at Edge Hill, Lancashire.
Poem 'Upriver The Salmon Are Returning Home', published in The Daily Express.
BBC Radio Merseyside interview on 'Morning Merseyside' and reading: 'City In Festive Shopping Frenzy' and 'Blueagale', Tues 19th Dec.
Five poems: 'InterCity', 'The Unveiling', 'SuperlambBanana', 'Blueagale' and 'City In Festive Shopping Frenzy' displayed in The Head of Steam bar complex, Lime St. Liverpool, from Dec 20th
Feature in The Liverpool Echo and 'The Blue Gap Coat' published, Weds 20th Dec.
Feature in The Daily Post and 'The Blue Gap Coat' published, Thurs 21st Dec.
Interview and reading of 'SuperlambBanana' on Channel One Television, Liverpool recorded 21st Dec, broadcast 22nd Dec.

1999
Six poems published in Peggy's Blue Skylight # 2.
Reading at National Poetry Day event, Edge Hill, Lancashire.
Poem 'Farrell' published in The Daily Express 6th July
Commissioned to write a play for The Littlewoods Organisation, Liverpool.
Founding member of Edge Hill Poetry and Poetics Research Group.

1998
Reading at National Poetry Day event, Edge Hill, Lancashire.

1997-1999
Unpublished thesis 'Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way' (poetry);
MA in Writing Studies, Edge Hill, Lancashire.

1995-1997
Active contributor to short-story writing workshops BA English Degree course Edge Hill College, Lancashire.

1995
Contributor to The Smiths, All Men Have Secrets, Virgin Books.
Contributor to Ups & Downs, magazine #13.