Officially my tenth poetry collection, exactly eleven years after I launched my first, will be launched at the remarkable Gothic church St Johns on Bethnal Green in London, on April Thursday 7th, at 7pm doors, with free entrance.

It’s my third publication from the brilliant Broken Sleep Books and as such I’ve asked 9 poets from their list to also read / perform on the night.

David Spittle, who will also be launching his new book in the flesh, alongside Cai Draper, Fiona Larkin, Rishi Dastidar, Stuart McPherson, George Ttoouli, Annie Katchinska, Bobby Parker and Chris Kerr.

The event won’t be ape themed, though that was a temptation, but in such an amazing venue it should be a really varied and brilliant event, reflecting the genuinely varied nature of the BS list. All the better for that.

The event is free, but please do bring a few bob for the book table.

The Great Apes is available to pre-order here https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/sj-fowler-the-great-apes

Here is the venue’s website too, lovely people https://www.stjohnonbethnalgreen.org/