Kevin has published 10 collections of poetry, including the dramatic poems “Matey Boy” (Iron Press 1990) which was performed by Kevin on two national tours; “Blast” (Five Leaves 2002), a Manchester Poetry Festival Airport Commission at Contact Theatre of his BBC Radio 4 verse drama (nominated for a Sony Best Drama Award); and “Racer” (Five Leaves 2003), also commissioned by BBC Radio 4.

Other collections include “Let Your Left Hand Sing” (Five Leaves 2003 & 2008), commissioned by the Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme and, more recently, “Away Pitch” (Artsmith 2011), an Inspire Mark Winner commissioned by the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad.

His poems have appeared in various magazines, including “The New Statesman” and “Index on Censorship”. He has given hundreds of poetry performances at live literature venues and has been a featured poet on BBC Radio 4′s “Encyclopedia Poetica”, ITV’s international poetry series “Word of Mouth”, Granada TV’s “Celebration” and BBC 3′s poetry series “Whine Gums”.

“I’ve known him as a true poet of the people for many years. He speaks for himself clearly and passionately; but also clears the stage and gives all sorts of other people the chance to sing the songs of their lives” (Adrian Mitchell)

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