Sheffield Almanac revisited
My first pamphlet is back in print, and I’m discussing it in a new podcast. Everything is circular, except Lego Continue reading Sheffield Almanac revisited
Author: Pete Green
Poet and musician. Sheffield. Maps, coastlines, walking, whisky, and potentially dangerous levels of wist. Grimbarian. Pedestrian. King of the impossible. Big girl's blouse.
Do you remember the first time?
Footage has been unearthed from 1989 showing the first time I ever played live with a band. Mind, blown Continue reading Do you remember the first time?
Poem and video: Walkback Limit
“performing a vigil for the final locomotive/ever to leave the village” Continue reading Poem and video: Walkback Limit
Tinsel Round The Telly is released today
A home-made Christmas song celebrating all that’s gloriously messy about the festive period and raising funds for foodbanks Continue reading Tinsel Round The Telly is released today
The Meanwhile Sites and the myth of permanance
My first full-length collection of poems is out now from Salt Publishing, so here are some reflections on how it came about, and why Continue reading The Meanwhile Sites and the myth of permanance
Indietracks: the place where we belonged
Indietracks was more than just a music festival. So you can mourn it, but be sure to take inspiration from it too Continue reading Indietracks: the place where we belonged
Hemisphere: A short book, a long poem, an impossible journey
Announcing the publication of Hemisphere as a short book by Longbarrow Press in October 2021 Continue reading Hemisphere: A short book, a long poem, an impossible journey
Poem: I am the king of Belgium
My realm is central to our continent Continue reading Poem: I am the king of Belgium
Nothing lasts forever: a visit to Hope Gardens
In which the poet visits a new estate which will be dismantled in 2024, and has a think about our understandings of home and the temporary Continue reading Nothing lasts forever: a visit to Hope Gardens
The provincial sublime: transcendence and the post-industrial
Poetry can still offer a kind of transformative power, but to appreciate it your gaze may have to shift in some unexpected ways Continue reading The provincial sublime: transcendence and the post-industrial
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