King Ink

All right? We've got otter based shenanigans for you this month, courtesy of our fabulous headliner, Kirsten Luckins!

From our irregulars, we have Doing Bird by Malcolm Barnes, Managing the English Department Budget in a Secondary School in the North East of England in 2023 by Helen Wilko, Sing a New Song for 1955 by Chris Hodgson, and The Forgotten Place by José Maria Covas Lima. Then we have two poems from Kirsten: Dear Sophie (10th July) and Farmer Attacked by Furbag.

As always, thanks to Pop Recs and all of our contributors. See you at Pop Recs on the second Thursday of the month!

King Ink is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. This season is supported by Your Art funding from the Cultural Spring.

All right? We're slightly behind schedule this month, but it's worth the wait.

In this episode, we have three poems from our irregulars: Grandkids by Gary the Hat, Adventures in Wordle by Gillie Harrison, and Striker by Kevin Robson. And we have two poems from AJ McKenna's blistering headline set: Hot Fat Utopia Timeline and Not Just a Fancy Word For Nowhere.

As always, thanks to all of our contributors. May's King Ink has come and gone, but we'll be back in Pop Recs on the second Thursday of June.

King Ink is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. This season is supported by Your Art funding from the Cultural Spring.

All right? We hope you enjoyed your St Patrick's Day as much as we did at King Ink. Many of our poets brought a wee piece of Ireland with them this month, and as usual, the craic was mighty.

In this episode, we have six poems for you: Choose Tory by Mandy Maxwell, an untitled piece by Steve Urwin, Black Diamonds by Risaria Langley, The Price of Bus Fares by Mel McAvoy, Abandoned by Hester Dowling, and a heartfelt tribute to King Ink's founder, Patrick Shannon, by Barrie West.

As always, thanks to all of our contributors. Next month, we're back to our regular second Thursday of the month slot.

King Ink is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. This season is supported by Your Art funding from the Cultural Spring.

For our festive King Ink, we signed off the year with a bang. We had two fabulous headliners, Pauline Plummer and Mel McAvoy, fifteen open mic poets, and a packed house!

We've included five poems in this episode: The Devil's Shoes in the Back Home Shop by Pauline Plummer, Is a Dream by Philip Wardle, Death of Civilised Society Averted by a Bus Wave by Iain Rowan, Leveling Down by Sharon Milley, and Read Poems as Prayers by Mel McEvoy.

Thanks to all of our contributors, and everyone who braved the winter chill to make our last event of the year so special. Seeya in 2023!

King Ink is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. This season is supported by Your Art funding from the Cultural Spring.

In this episode of King Ink, we have Remembrance Day satire by James Whitman, introspective poetry from Hannah McGregor, a poem from a war inspired sequence by Steve May, something for the Mackem wokes from Lian Maltas, a childhood reminiscence by Pauline May (with music from her son, Sam), some cheeky chimney sweep craic from Malcolm Barnes, and an absolute blunderbuss of perverse verse by AJ McKenna.

King Ink is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. This season is supported by Your Art funding from the Cultural Spring.

For our maiden episode of King Ink, we have a poem from the late Patrick Shannon, some poetic instruction from Stephen McGowan, contemplative prose by Steve Urwin, a Lakes-inspired poem by Helen Wilkinson, advice for young poets from Chris Hodgson, pandemic poetry by J. Archer Avary, a poem with bite by Sharon Milley and onanistic oration by Gary the Hat.

King Ink is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. This season is supported by Your Art funding from the Cultural Spring.