April 2024
From the archives! A lovely chat with Quintessential Poetry.
March 2024
An article / review of my book Yo-yo, on the Write Out Loud website.
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=133832
February 2024
An essay from my collection Yo-yo: Ruminations of an Accidental Poet, is on the Chortle comedy website
https://www.chortle.co.uk/correspondents/2024/01/31/54908/how_not_to_do_the_edinburgh_fringe
January 2024
My new collection of essays, Yo-yo: Ruminations of an Accidental Poet, is now available!
January 2024
A recording of my poem ‘The Queer Express’ is featured on this vinyl LP produced by California’s Moon Trent, and also featuring Fuzzbox. Link here https://www.moontrent.com/timmi-kat-records?fbclid=IwAR3CSF_DOk0zPNOci56ZlihnjdSwAsO0Yu1HByQ0OJYvJt9nj6E6D8aHE8I_aem_AXmoiq9sl6qBY-jiQ8zOtISXar86ESYKCKSIQSTjQjOzHIO8xCBS7_cJ0WUZr8ZxNhE
December 2023
Honoured to be in this wonderful anthology with my short story, ‘Eli’.
September 2023
Delighted to have a short story included in the latest issue of Strix Magazine.
September 2023
I have a short story in this forthcoming publication
August 2023
Article on the Write out Loud website about my new show:
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=130995
August 2023
Honoured to have my poem Seaside Soul performed at the beginning of this event in Paignton by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band.
June 2023
Excited to be included on this record of LGBTQ performers from Californian producer Moon Trent, available as a limited run of 200 lavender vinyl LPs later this year!
February 2023
I have a short story published in Idle Ink
December 22
I have a poem feature on the Dead Darlings Christmas podcast!
December 22
Honoured to have written a foreword for Carl Burkitt’s wonderful book.
September 2022
I have a short story published in volume 2 of Eggplant Emoji
https://eggplantemojilit.com/volume-2/
September 2022
Thanks to Simon Williams for the inclusion of my books Woodview in this list of poetry books to read.
September 2022
A lovely review of my book Woodview on the Write out Loud website
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=125258
September 2022
I have a short story published in Angel Rust
https://angelrustmag.com/robert-garnham/
August 2022
Thanks to Write out Loud for this lovely piece about my forthcoming Edinburgh show
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=124371
August 2022
More than a little excited to have a short story published in Stand Magazine
https://www.standmagazine.org/cgi-bin/scribe?item_id=3031
July 2022
I was a guest of Elaine McGinty on her Radio Woking show, you can listen again here
June 2022
Thank you Heather Moulson for this lovely review of my show Yay at Guildford
June 2022
Had a great time chatting to Laura James on Barnstaple’s The Voice FM about my show at the Barnstaple Theatrefest fringe.
You can listen to the interview here https://www.thevoicefm.co.uk/on-air/laura-james/#
June 2022
Here’s an essay I wrote about being on Britains Got Talent. Thanks to Write out Loud for publishing it
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=122888
April 2022
I have a short story published on Defenstration
http://www.defenestrationmag.net/2022/04/in-the-lair-of-the-blue-beaked-noddie-by-robert-garnham/
April 2022
Had a great time appearing on the It’s Lit But Is it Funny podcast, chatting about the work of Flann O’Brien
https://jonng.podbean.com/e/robert-garnham-on-myles-before-myles/
March 2022
Delighted to have a poem published in this anthology from Flapjack Press.
https://flapjackpress.co.uk/shop/neurodiverse
March 2022
Short story published in Flash Fiction Magazine
https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2022/03/04/the-company/
February 2022
I was interviewed by Once Upon a Crocodile magazine
https://onceuponacrocodile.weebly.com/interview-with-robert-garnham.html
February 2022
Here’s the poem I wrote for the Creative People and Places art conference last month.
January 2022
I have three poems in the latest edition of Dreich, an excellent Scottish magazine.
You can also see me do some whimsical shenanigans at the start of this video, also from Dreich.
January 2022
I was interviewed by Once Upon a Crocodile magazine
https://onceuponacrocodile.weebly.com/interview-with-robert-garnham.html
January 2022
I have a regular slot during Thom Boulton’s Deadbeats radio show on Ptown Radio called Whimsy in the Woods, brief mini podcasts of poetry and whimsical musing recorded live on location.
January 2022
Short story published in Once Upon a Crocodile
https://onceuponacrocodile.weebly.com/goinrsquo-berserk-by-robert-garnham.html
December 2021
Here’s the poem I wrote for the Creative People and Places online conference.
December 2021
I have a short story published in Cabinet of Heed
https://cabinetofheed.com/2021/11/07/the-dry-season-in-a-land-of-forgetting-robert-garnham/
November 2021
Great being a guest on Rob Pudner’s show on Soundart FM
November 2021
Delighted to have three poems published in the latest Wee Dreich
November 2021
A short story in the latest edition of Black Moon Magazine
https://indd.adobe.com/view/0963fb99-b26d-4474-9139-dd72f013b3cc
October 2021
An honour to be inaugurated as the new Bard of Exeter last night, I look forward to spending a year working in the arts and inspiring creativity.
October 2021
Delighted to have three poems from my collection ‘Squidbox’ in this anthology published by Brixham Museum, edited by their writer in residence, Samantha Little.
October 2021
I was interviewed by the folks at Dead Darlings Podcast. The show can be found at this link.
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/8G9FW32s1rBoq4Lb6
September 2021
I was a guest of Julie Mullen on Soundart FM
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/totnesbreakfast/episodes/2021-10-02T03_44_27-07_00
September 2021
I have a short story published on Winamop
http://www.winamop.com/rg2100.htm
September 2021
I have a short story published on East of the Web
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/ClowScho1261.shtml
September 2021
I have a short story published in the latest Chamber Magazine, ‘Aphorisms for a New Viscosity’.
August 2021
Essay published on the Chortle website about the places I’ve stayed during the Edinburgh Fringe
https://www.chortle.co.uk/correspondents/2021/08/09/48973/my_life_in_edinburgh_fringe_digs
August 2021
Had a great time doing a Dead Darlings session this evening
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/t9SEaFoF8jVJcwQq5
July 2021
Short story published in Black Moon Magazine
https://indd.adobe.com/view/78d11bb2-f96a-486c-a7a6-3f4454006dbb
July 2021
Short story published in Spank the Carp magazine’s anthology
http://www.spankthecarp.com/issue64_garnham.html
July 2021
A lovely review of my new book and the show Yay!, on the Write Out Loud website today
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=116602
July 2021
I have a short story published in The Dillydoun Review
https://thedillydounreview.com/issue-6/robert-garnham/
July 2021
My poem ‘I’m in love with a magician’ read by Julia Canny as part of Loud Voices Silent Street’s illusion project.
June 2021
Learning resource filmed at Brixham Museum
Interviewed by Samantha Little about the Squidbox project.
June 2021
This programme is set to be repeated.
June 2021
Interviewed by Ben Banyard on his website about one of my most requested poems. And also here is the rare extended version of Beard Envy!
https://benbanyard.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/finest-robert-garnham-beard-envy/
June 2021
Had the most amazing time being interviewed by Dr Michael Ingram live on Washington DC radio.
June 2021
I was interviewed by Steve Larkin for his chapter on the comic tradition in spoken word in this wonderful book.
May 2021
I was interviewed by Bridget Hart, editor of Burning Eye Books.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/robert-garnham/id1507308699?i=1000523544649
May 2021
New collection Yay!, out now! Published by Burning Eye Books.
May 2021
Article about the Squidbox project
May 2021
Looking forward to being a part of this small Brixham festival.
April 2021
Here’s an essay I recorded for the Litro Lab Podcast about lockdown, travel, and a crazy night in New York
April 2021
Delighted to have some poems published in Dreich’s Wee Book
April 2021
You can hear me chatting with Julie Mullen in this podcast of her Cakehole Soundart FM radio show!
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bscnk-101e06e
April 2021
I have a short story published in Ink, Sweat and Tears today.
https://inksweatandtears.co.uk/robert-garnham/
April 2021
Absolutely delighted to be shortlisted as Spoken Word Artist of the Year at the Saboteur Awards! And also my show Juicy has been shortlisted too!
April 2021
An interview with Simon Williams on Resonance FM with Jude Cowan Montague. At 11.30 they chat a bit about my Squidbox poem and then play my poem My Mother is Banksy.
April 2021
Honoured to be included in this film from Julie Mullen and Word Cafe, alongside Brian Patten and Matt Harvey.
March 2021
Had a great time being interviewed by The Brave Moment podcast about performing poetry, comedy, growing up LGBT in Surrey, and music.
March 2021
This wonderful academic textbook comes out this month and there are a couple of mentions of me and my whimsical oeuvre.
March 2021
I was interviewed by Heather Moulson about Yay! and the new show
March 2021
My short story ‘A Man Trying to Smuggle a Parrot . .’ , will be performed by Kilter Theatre as part of the A Word In Your Ear ‘Storyopathy’ project.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storyopathy-tickets-143320237689?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
March 2021
I have a haiku included in Liv Torc’s Haiflu project.
February 2021
Honoured to be among these amazing spoken word artists and poets in this video made by Muddy Feet Poetry
February 2021
The latest Dead Darlings Podcast features one of my poems at the end!
You can listen right here:
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/h1V1TqnjScKt46MaA
January 2021
My new collection ‘Yay!’ will be published by Burning Eye this May. I’ve been working on this for a couple of years and it’s a collection of upbeat poems celebrating life, mixing autobiography with poems about mental heath. The book will be accompanied by a new show, called ‘Yay! The Search for Happiness’.
January 2021
I shall be headlining this online gig for Incite, the Camden-based LGBT spoken word event. Looking forward to it!
January 2021
Thanks to Chi Bennett and Slain McGough Davey for playing tracks from my album Juicy on their Ptown radio show last night!
November 2020
Here it is! Ten year’s work, (almost!). With the help of Bryce Dumont, I’ve put together this album featuring some of the recordings I’ve made over the years at gigs up and down the country. Featuring all of my ‘classics’, such as Beard Envy, Little House, Octopus, Fozzie, Badger in the Garden, Jellyfish . . The list goes on! And of course, ‘Poem’.
When I was a kid I loved listening to comedy albums, people such as Bob Newhart, Shelley Berman and others, and this is the vibe that I kind of get from this. It’s a tribute to those comedians from my formative years.
Recorded at places like Raise the Bar in Bristol, Scribal Gathering in Milton Keynes, Evidently in Manchester, Brixham Theatre and Incite in London.
You can download it for £5. There will be a CD version shortly, too. I hope you like it!
https://robertgarnham.bandcamp.com/album/juicy
November 2020
I was interviewed today by Devon Live about the trawler which went missing over the weekend, with regards the Squidbox project.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-mans-touching-tribute-brixhams-4728067
November 2020
Honoured to be included on the weekly Muddy Feet poetry show
November 2020
My short story ‘Flapjacks A-Plenty’ can be ordered to be read on your doorstep by an actor, if you live in the Bath area, thanks to the wonderful A Word In Your Ear theatre company.
http://www.awordinyourear.org.uk/festive-doorstep-stories/
October 2020
I have a short story published on Johnny America today
October 2020
I have a short story published in the latest issue of The Oddville Press.
October 2020
New pamphlet! To accompany the Squidbox project, financed by Torbay Culture and Arts Council England, as part of their Create to Recover scheme.
You can order the pamphlet from Amazon right here : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KR2M649/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Robert+garnham+squidbox&qid=1602321464&sr=8-1
September 2020
I made the Crediton Courier!
September 2020
I will be having a new collection published by Burning Eye in Spring 2021, accompanied by a new solo show which I shall be touring around the UK!
September 2020
I have a short story published in the latest edition of Riggwelter
https://issuu.com/riggwelter/docs/issue_29
August 2020
I have a short story published in the latest Wonderzoo anthology
August 2020
I have a short story published as the cover story at Piker Press this week
http://www.pikerpress.com/article.php?aID=8137
August 2020
Article about an actual real gig I’ll be headlining in Crediton
August 2020
I have a short story published in HCE online magazine Green Issue
https://hcemagazine.com/pouffe-robert-garnham/
August 2020
I have a short story published in Idle Ink
https://idleink.org/2020/08/01/troutface-in-first-class-by-robert-garnham/
August 2020
I was interviewed by Ysella Sims of Blue Nib:
https://thebluenib.com/poetry-profile-robert-garnham/
August 2020
With funding from Torbay Culture and the Arts Council, I’ve started a project called Squidbox, talking to fishermen and trawlermen and writing poems about their jobs.
https://www.torbayculture.org/create-to-recover
August 2020
July 2020
You can catch me on the Spork podcast doing some poems and things!
http://open.spotify.com/episode/1nVgb4Tzxdn6nNB42fuBZM
July 2020
Delighted to have a short story, ‘Amid the Frolicking Penguins’, published in the latest issue of Jersey Devil Press
http://www.jerseydevilpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/jdp_issue_July2020.pdf
July 2020
My show Spout will be part of Reading Fringe Festival, online, from 17 July. I’ll be doing a live Q and A session on July 24th.
Spout : https://readingfringefestival.co.uk/whats-on/spout/
July 2020
A new Croydon Tourist Office album will be released on 4.7.20 featuring vocals from myself and music from Bryce Dumont, Max Coulson, John Samuel and many other talented musicians.
June 2020
I was a guest on Julie Mullen’s radio show and had a great time
http://I love Julie Mullen’s Cakehole | Julie Mullen’s Cakehole with Robert Garnham, 17 June 2020, let’s play it!
https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-ngxyw-e024b9
June 2020
Delighted to be a part of Improv your Fridge, an online improv show devised by John Tomkins.
June 2020
I have a haiku included in Liv Torc’s Haiflu project, week 11.
June 2020
I shall be appearing on West Hull FM 106.9 tomorrow as a guest of JC Music
June 2020
I have a short story published in the final edition of Printed Words
May 2020
I have a guest column in the South Devon newspaper The Herald Express
May 2020
I have a poem featured on the Burning Eye Podcast. You can listen to it right here:
https://soundcloud.com/burningeyepodcast/robert-garnham
May 2020
Great to have a poem included in the Plymouth WonderQueue project, for people to listen to while they’re queuing by means of a QR code
https://www.wonderzoo.org/wonderqueue
May 2020
Hugely delighted to have a short story read by an actor as part of the Word In Your Ear / Kilter Theatre Story Friday project.
May 2020
Sam J. Grudgings has included one of my poems in his weekly collection
https://www.samjgrudgings.co.uk/poems-to-keep-you-company
May 2020
Croydon Tourist Office, the experimental jazz rock band who I provide occasional lyrics and vocals for, have released their entire back catalogue on YouTube, Spotify and iTunes.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwOYMnXKs9QOWqq_ccSRycA
Here are a couple of songs
April 2020
From Liv Torc’s wonderful Haiflu project, alas ended up on the cutting room floor. But she was kind enough to send it to me!
April 2020
You can find some tips on how I wrote the High Tea poem, and some tips from other south west poets, here on Plymouth Poet Laureate Thom Boulton’s website.
http://www.thomboulton.com/the-lab.html
April 2020
Hugely delighted to have a short story published in the April edition of Defenestration online magazine. You can also download a copy of the magazine.
http://www.defenestrationmag.net/2020/04/thirsty-work-by-robert-garnham/
April 2020
I have written a guest blog for my publisher,Burning Eye, about the writing process behind my Beard Envy poem.
https://burningeyebooks.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/guest-blog-robert-garnham-beard-envy/
April 2020
Interview with me in the Herald Express newspaper about the online Big Poetry Goes Viral project.
April 2020
I was interviewed on BBC Radio Devon and you can catch the show here. I’m on one hour and fourteen minutes in.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p087jksl
March 2020
Absolutely delighted to have a short story published in this RSPB anthology. It’s available as a hard copy or a download.
https://naturebftb.co.uk/2020/03/27/we-are-a-many-bodied-singing-thing/
And a video of the launch event can be found here. I’m 27 min in:
March 2020
I was interviewed by Greg Freeman of Write Out Loud and he reviewed the online poetry gig I organised.
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=100544
March 2020
I have a short story published today in Flash Fiction Magazine
https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2020/03/18/the-funnelled-wind/
January 2020
I have a short story published today on Ink, Sweat and Tears
http://www.inksweatandtears.co.uk/pages/?p=20781
December 2019
Had a great time performing in Plymouth! Here’s a podcast, I come in around the 1 hr 11 minute mark.
https://m.mixcloud.com/peter-davey/the-lost-bodies-of-truth/
November 2019
Had a great time being interviewed by Jeff Sleeman on Phonic FM!
https://www.mixcloud.com/jeff-sleeman/happy-sundays-03-11-19/
October 2019
Here’s a short poetry film I made with Muddy Feet Poetry in London.
September 2019
So, I first heard a jazz band in Totnes called Shadow Factory a couple of years ago and I was immediately hooked by their style, their experimentation, their reinterpretation of classic songs and by their wonderful original material. They sound absolutely amazing and they are lovely people.
So I was completely blown away when they asked if their could write some original music for my show from last year, In the Glare of the Neon Yak, with a view to a live performance!
Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a huge honour and thrill to announce that I will be teaming up with Shadow Factory for a special performance of my show in Totnes! This will be a really special evening and I hope you can come along!
https://www.totnespulse.co.uk/product/in-the-glare-of-the-neon-yak/
New episode of my podcast!
August 2019
Had a great time being interviewed by the Spoken Label podcast!
https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/robert-garnham-spoken-label-august-2019
August 2019
I have a poem in the latest issue of Acumen Magazine and I am the featured poet this week on the Acumen website!
https://www.acumen-poetry.co.uk/robert-garnham/
June 2019
Had a fantastic time being interviewed by Julie Mullen on her radio show, and then taking in three different voices in the soap opera afterwards!
https://m.mixcloud.com/poet2727/the-word-caf%C3%A9-24-june-2019/Word Cafe
February 2019
A new series of video diaries coming soon!
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January 2019
Here’s the brief set I did at Exeter’s Word Command
https://www.creativeculturesw.com/podcast/
Here’s an interview I did with Creative Culture SW about the Beard Envy film and other projects
https://www.creativeculturesw.com/spoken-word/robert-garnham-on-his-beard-envy/
December 2018
Article about the Beard Envy film
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/22-beardy-men-devon-new-1896237
Here’s an interview I did with Wombwell Rainbow
https://thewombwellrainbow.com/2018/12/24/wombwell-rainbow-interviews-robert-garnham/
September 2018
Here’s a podcast I did for Thom Boulton . I had lots of fun!
https://thomboulton.podbean.com/e/poets-are-people-too-robert-garnham/
July 2018
The Yak tour, coming to a town near you!
April 2018
Long-listed as Spoken Word Artist of the Year for the third time running! Not only that, but my show Juicy was long- listed too!
March 2018
Poem published on I Am Not A Silent Poet
https://iamnotasilentpoet.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/blatant-by-robert-garnham/
March 2018
Interviewed by John Tomkins about the Beard Envy film
January 2018
Interviewed on the wonderful PRSD online magazine
January 2018
December 2017
Pleased to be interviewed in The Shorely online magazine
https://www.theshorely.com/home/robertgarnham
Also featured in the PRSD online magazine
http://www.theprsd.co.uk/2017/12/13/edinburgh-fringe-show-juicy-comes-to-the-bike-shed-theatre/
June 2017
My new one hour show Juicy debuts at the Barnstaple Fringe this weekend before touring the UK!
June 2017
Made this excellent film with Muddy Feet Poetry https://youtu.be/tPGAZ4U4n-I
April 2017
Honoured to have been longlisted in the Saboteur Awards category Spoken Word Artist of the Yeat, for the second year running! Good luck to all those shortlisted.
http://sabotagereviews.com/2017/04/03/saboteur-awards-2017-the-shortlist-and-longlist/
March 2017
From the archives, a brief mention of my blog in The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2016/jun/02/performance-poetry-boost-for-mental-wellbeing
Delighted to be a part of this excellent art project!
February 2017
Three poems featured on the Clear Poetry website.
https://clearpoetry.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/robert-garnham-three-poems/
January 2017
Looking forward to delivering a lecture and short performance at Torquay Museum on Tuesday 17th, 1045AM. Admission £5
December 2016
Had a couple of poems published on I Am Not A Silent Poet
https://iamnotasilentpoet.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/steadfast-by-robert-garnham/
Coming January 2nd!
Interview with School of Comedy
http://theschooloflaughter.com/poetry-as-comedy/
Interview with Poetry Can
http://magicbeans.poetrycan.co.uk/2016/11/28/where-im-coming-from-robert-garnham/
November 2016
New EP from Croydon Tourist Office out now! Physical Trauma to Wash your Waffles available for download at £2.50 http://croydontouristoffice.bandcamp.com/album/physical-trauma-to-wash-your-waffles
New book ‘Reception’ out now! This novella was written between 2011 and 2013 based on a trip to Tokyo.
Buy it here from Lulu!
http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-garnham/reception/paperback/product-22867940.html
The film I have made with director John Tompkins and actor Lee Rawlings will be premiered at the English Riviera Film Festival!
http://www.englishriviera.co.uk/whats-on/english-riviera-film-festival-p1610123
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