For the first time, I’m going to be reading poems at the #edfringe - seven shows from 24-30th Aug.
Along the way, I’ll be talking about AI, Clare Grogan, the power of poetry and how to achieve a basic level of competence in a limited number of simple, unremarkable things.
Link to tickets in bio.
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