Here’s a selection of my BuzzWords, the poems I write on current affairs. I perform them in my ‘Rhymes of the Times’ shows (find out more ...)
July 2010 The World Cup takes place in South Africa. Read my poem
April 2010 A volcano erupts in Iceland ... My poem is called Plane Crazy. Read my poem (pdf)
March 2010 To mark World Poetry Day on 21 March, the Radio 2 Arts Show commissioned a poem from me. It’s called ‘And the winner is ...’ Read my poem Listen to my poem (mp3)
May 2009 ‘Last Orders’, a poem about MPs and their expenses, is broadcast on the Today programme on Radio 4. Listen to an excerpt
May 2009 The BBC commissions me to write some poems to mark the appointment of Britain’s first woman Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Read the poems
Reaction to my poem on the role of a 21st-century Poet Laureate:
‘It's the most spondeetious development since Lenny Henry played Othello ... It's a fast poem. It's a fun poem. I love it. ... Anneliese Emmans Dean is, at this early stage, first choice in my putative Fantasy Poets League team.’ Chris M. Dickson Read the full review
March 2009 ‘Winner takes it all’ (pdf) On the subject of Sir Fred Goodwin, former chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, and his pension. Background info.
