Shaping the World
My poem about Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, features in this delightful shape poetry collection. Published by Macmillan.
The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems
I have a poem ‘Uffington’ in this poetry collection from Macmillan: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems. Poems selected by the acclaimed poet Brian Moses.
Insect Poems in new Collection
I have two poems in this new collection from The Emma Press. My poems are ‘Questions for an Entomologist’ and ‘Yoga for Insects’. Before I turned my hand to writing I studied Zoology at the University of Bristol. One of my favourite lecture series was Insect Biology by Dr Les Strong, who was also my […]
Poem in the Caterpillar Spring 2020
My poem ‘The Shortest Story’ features in the Spring 2020 edition of the Caterpillar Magazine.
The Inverted Peak – short film
I wrote the poem and co-directed this short film from The Brothers McLeod and Tom Angell.
New Poem in Caterpillar Magazine
My poem ‘Crinkle, Crinkle, Little Sock’ features in Issue 25, the Summer 2019 edition. More poems were previously published in Issues 9, 19, 20, 22, and 23.
Billy’s Bloggerel for the Royal Shakespeare Company
I was commissioned to write eight poems for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s myshakespeare website as part of the World Shakespeare Festival 2012. Each poem explored as aspect of the much asked question: where do ideas come from? The poems were written as though by Billy Shakespeare and Francis the Pig, characters created by myself and […]
Dinosaur poem published
A new anthology of dinosaur poems published by Emma Press features one of my poems for children entitled Roar, roar, T.rex. Pre-order your copy now direct from the Emma Press.
Marfa premieres at Sundance
Marfa is a short animation by The Brothers McLeod. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2018. It was later nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best British Short Animation. Myles wrote the poem for the film and co-directed. Myles’ brother Greg directed, illustrated and animated the whole film after visiting Marfa in 2014. […]
Poetry Picture Club
I worked with comic artist and illustrator Wilm Lindenblatt to produce one illustrated poem for every week of 2018. The end result is this beautifully illustrated A4 paperback: Poetry Picture Club. Available to purchase from blurb.com