Jude Simpson – Poet, wordsmith, performer
Here’s an interview I did for UCB Ireland, talking to the lovely Annemarie Miles about humour, my writing and faith. I really appreciated her perceptiveness about my work, and her excellent interviewing skills.
At the end of this month I’ll be supporting Michael Rosen at the Poetry Shack in North London. How exciting! It all happens at the Candid Arts Centre in Angel, North London, at 7.30pm on Tuesday 26th July. Tickets are…
I loved reading this column about ordinariness, by my friend and fellow poet, Veronica Zundel. Writing for Woman Alive magazine, she challenges the insidious assumption that to be significant, we need to do or achieve something extraordinary. Reading this dislodged…
Thanks to everyone who has bought my new poetry book “Shambolic Mammal.” I’m so pleased with the level of support and sales, and it looks like you’re enjoying it! This from Twitter: Ever since I saw @judesimpson at @greenbelt in…
My agent approached me last year with what turned out to be a brilliant piece of work. This wonderful woman, Val Jeal was writing the story of the charity she founded, working with women in Bristol who wanted to exit…
My new book “Shambolic Mammal” launches on 15th April. It’s a small, hardback, illustrated collection of a few of my most popular poems, with bonus material – including some ‘never-before-seen footage’: lines I loved writing but which never made it…
My friend the singer, songwriter and musician Paul Bell is also a super-funny guy, and has recently brought out this book, “buffet strategies” – named after one of his typically geeky-comical songs. I reviewed it on Amazon and wanted to…
Here’s a piece I wrote for Christmas 2021. It went down really well at the “Comedians and Carols” gigs I did with Paul Kerensa, and I had loads of requests for it in a shareable format. I enjoyed writing and…
So, I had this idea back in September, of doing “At Home” gigs – performing my poems, songs and comedy to people in the comfort of my own – or their own – home. I tried it out “chez moi”…
When Boris Johnson says “don’t panic,” you know something’s gone wrong. You also know that those of us starting to panic will be blamed for this, rather than the person who hasn’t managed to avert the crisis that’s causing the…