Prize Winning poet Peter Roe presents his first collection of Performance Poetry. A funny, life affirming, heart warming, collection that covers Coffee, Vegetable Boxes, and Revolution as he takes us on a whistlestop tour of Middle England.

Peter has been The Deputy Bard of Caer Dur (Dorchester) and has been actively ‘slamming’ on the South-West poetry circuit. He was a finalist in the Apples and Snakes South-West Slam in 2018, Long listed in the 'Writing Without Limits' category for The Yeovil Literary Prize 2017 and winner of The Western Gazette Best Local Writer 2017 for his poem War of The Words.

Published: 1st July 2019. Not Available. Currently Reprinting
Price UK £5.00 post free to UK addresses.

Some Copies available
Books Beyond Words, Dorchester,
The HIgh Peak Bookstore, Briarlow Bar, Buxton,

Peter Roe lives in Bridport on the Jurassic Coast but was born and raised a ‘Northern Lad’ in Buxton in the Peak District. He is a poet, writer, film-maker and self confessed nerd who likes to shatter peoples misconceptions about computer geeks and anoraks!

Many of Peter’s poems come out of that bit of the world where technology meets people and the mayhem that follows. In this, his debut collection he also turns his attention to Dr Roberts, Mary Anning, Judge Jeffreys, tractors, moustaches, mental illness, medicine, diets, food, nature and impossible cats.

Peter has been The Deputy Bard of Caer Dur (Dorchester) and has been actively ‘slamming’ on the South-West poetry circuit. He was a finalist in the Apples and Snakes South-West Slam in 2018, Long listed in the 'Writing Without Limits' category for The Yeovil Literary Prize 2017 and winner of The Western Gazette Best Local Writer 2017 for his poem War of The Words.

Published: 7th September 2018. Not Available. Currently Reprinting
Price UK £8.00 post free to UK addresses.

Some Copies available
At Bridport Book Shop, South Street, Bridport Museum,
Books Beyond Words, Dorchester,
Lyme Regis Museum, Charmouth Heritage Centre,
The HIgh Peak Bookstore, Briarlow Bar, Buxton,
Reading Matters, 48 Market Street, Chapel en le Frith

March 2019: We are thrilled to hear that the actress Kate Winslett read out the poem 'Mary Anning' which features in this book, to the members of the cast and crew on the set of Ammonite when it was being filmed in Lyme Regis. 

Spoken Word on Zoom, for now: Apothecary are a Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic event that normally meet at The Beach & Barnicott in Bridport on the second Tuesday of each month. You can find out the latest happenings for The Apothecary at

 https://www.facebook.com/apothecaryspokenword/

There is currently no website or facebook for Harbour Poets but they meet in the Mulberry Room, Weymouth Library on the First Tuesday of each month (excluding August and October) between 2 and 4pm. ON HOLD DUE TO VIRUS

You can find out about current events with WitA who meet in Dorchester at
  https://www.facebook.com/WritersInTheAlley ON HOLD DUE TO VIRUS CRISIS

Black Ven is a series of poetry events taking place across West Dorset and East Devon, hosted by Sarah Acton, Poet in Residence for The Jurassic Coast. They continue to do socially distanced workshops in outside locations.

Search "Black Ven Poetry" on facebook.

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Poppy & Other Poems - Julian Nangle

Sniffing Baby Jesus - Tom Rogers

I'm In Love With My Barista - Peter Roe

Technology Bytes Back - Peter Roe