Very special for me to be returning to Japan for the third year running. The friendships I’ve made there have been really inspiring, and Colin Herd and I (my co-curator on the initial Japanese UK Poetry Exchange project) have been treated so well, and with such enthusiasm, for our return. As such we’ve been lucky to get funding again to return for gigs in Tokyo and Kyoto, working with poets new to us, alongside co-curators like Fukuda Pero, Silje Ree, Corey Wakeling and Miya.

April Thursday 17th - The Tokyo Camarade
Aoyama Gakuin University: 6pm https://www.theenemiesproject.com/tokyo
14 poets in 7 pairs presenting new collaborations. I’m working with the brilliant Satomi Tanaka.

April Sunday 20th - The Kyoto Camarade
Uradera Gokurakuji Buddhist temple : 2pm https://www.theenemiesproject.com/kyoto
8 pairs, and in the temple once again! A return too to a collab with Fukuda Pero.

April Thursday 24th - Tokyo Poetry Journal reading
at Ryozan Park Lounge: 7pm https://dojo.ryozanpark.com/access/ryozan-park-lounge/
Partnering with the TOPOJO for solo readings and performances

April Saturday 26th - Improvisation, Music and Poetry
at Gekkasha Jinbocho: 7pm https://gekkasha.jugem.jp/?eid=957360
A unique collaborative improv event with multiple musicians.