Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated

That picture? That’s me reading at a Palestine Solidarity Campaign demo in Nottingham just over a week ago, flanked by Muslims, Rabbis and the Brian Clough statue. I wrote a suite of poems for the event, one of which has subsequently been published on the Poetry24 website.

A couple of days ago, I read at a magazine launch at The Poetry Café in London, sharing the bill with some seriously talented poets. Fortunately, nobody asked me to stop making a nuisance of myself and leave the premises!

VerseWrights recently showcased four pieces, along with a profile. I’m currently shopping a pamphlet around, while zombie reviews continue to appear on the Dawn of the Unread blog and book reviews on the Five Leaves Bookshop website.

In other words, things have been pretty busy at chez Agitation. But look out for new content next week. ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ was an absolute belter and I’m looking forward to seeing if ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ lives up to all the buzz.

Zombies, whistling, excuses, excuses ...

Yeah, I know. I’ve been neglecting this blog. But you can get your fix of all things Agitation over at Dawn of the Unread where I’m reviewing the micro-budgeted German zombie film ‘Rammbock’.

Elsewhere in the web-o-sphere, there’s my review of the quirky new book ‘A Brief History of the Whistling’ on the Five Leaves Bookshop website, my poem ‘The Grayling Damnation’ is on the Poetry 24 website, and you can go here to download the “circles” issue of Here Comes Everyone which contains my poem ‘Prayer’.

Film reviews will return to these hallowed pages next week, with a certain comic book anti-hero with a square jaw, a big helmet and a rigid sense of justice; and with a look at Miyazaki’s swansong.

You can check out any time you like …

Nearly a fortnight since I checked out of the Grand Budapest Hotel? Ooops! But I haven’t been skiving, honest.

Content will resume on Agitation at the weekend. Lined up for April are un film de Ben Affleck, a recent Disney outing, and a certainly newly released blockbuster featuring a certain Marvel icon.

In the meantime, you can read my review of Michel Soavi’s ‘Dellamorte Dellamore’ on the Dawn of the Unread blog, check out a couple of book reviews I wrote for the Five Leaves Bookshop website, and go here to download the March edition of The Opening Line which contains my poem ‘Selfie’.