It is with relief and delight that I am now able to announce that my third collection of poetry ‘The Dream Must Die’ will be released on Thursday 28th November 2024.
The collection of sixty poems will be published by Troubador publishing and is available to pre-order now through Troubador, WHSmith, Waterstones, Browns Book, Amazon and other retailers.
I am immensely proud of this collection of poetry. I am prepared to battle for every word. I truly believe ‘The Dream Must Die’ to be the best creative work I will ever release.
The book includes favourites which have been performed numerous times over the last few years, such as ‘Hugs at the Station’ and ‘Quarry Hill’, alongside many previously unseen works.
News of special book launch events and further content will be revealed in the coming weeks.
See below the complete running order of poems in the book.
PART A
Dear Shauna
A Stranger
Quarry Hill
The Language of Flowers
Hugs at the Station
Gone Half Past Two
Smiling Lovers
England
Ernie at the Seaside
All You’ll Want Is to Be Back Here
Am I Allowed to Say?
She Is the Song
Angsty Artist, Circa 2020
When You Blurt Out of the Radio
Bring the Summer
An Ode to You
If Madness Meant
Table for One
The Walk
When the Fog Won’t Clear
My Name
Mother of the Accused
My Wedding Day
There Are Times
I Miss Your Mind
Coming Home is Terrible
A Poem for a Broken Window
Frontwoman
Friday 16th December
Once I Shared a Bed
PART B
Not All of Me Is Ugly
The Dream Must Die
Engaged at Nineteen
My Soulmate
Liverpool
From Heaven to St Helens
The Lights Are Off, but Somebody’s Home
Music Is Your Only Friend
Jimmy’s a Singer
High Town
If You Were a Twin
Please Read to Me
The Brain Gone Stale
When I Get Back from the Funeral
Think of Me
Me and a Friend of a Friend
Shake a Spear, My Way
20th March
In the End There Will Be Silence
Si Solo, Amigo
What’s the Secret?
Your Wedding Day
Another Day
New Year’s Eve
Shane MacGowan
If I Were to Die
Eve
Ode to Zopiclone
For You
Hide Away
All details subject to change.
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