Sebastian and The Pirate – children’s picture book with illustrations by Andie Scott for 5 – 8 year olds and all cat lovers!

The Pirate strikes terror into the hearts of all Cats. They stand by while he chows down, not daring to look him in his one terrible eye. Not one Cat in the neighbourhood will step up… Then one day Sebastian, a black and white Cat who looks like the Pirate but is a gentle giant, makes a stand over a bowl of tuna..

Available at DAUNTS bookshop Marylebone High St. and INK at 84, Highbury.

No Go Down!

Here’s the link to the first shanty of Five Beacons of Light –  the epic choral piece I’m writing with composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad about the climate emergency. It’s sung by the Lower School Choir of Albyn School, Aberdeen.  I spent a week working with students there devising movement and a ‘sea of words’ and was blown away by their creative energy and passion. 

‘Written Portraits’ poetry residency

Associate artist on ‘People Like You’ – a research study on personalisation in NHS led by Goldsmiths, Imperial and Warwick Universities, funded by Wellcome Trust: 
‘The purpose of Di Sherlock’s poetry residency is to understand how visitors to Maggie’s West London and hospital staff discuss their experiences and express their identities in individual/group conversations. Her poetic practice involves conversations that result in ‘Written Portraits’. The ‘portraits’ are transactional – they are gifted back and discussed with participants and where appropriate the poem reworked until all sides are happy. Through this process we are interested in understanding the wider contexts of care, medicine, and participation.’

Face to Face

My Written Portraits are part of the Face a Face Diep-Haven Festival Exhibition in Dieppe.

Poems inspired by stories told in open conversation during a residency at Glyndebourne and at The Hillcrest Community Centre, Newhaven.

Face a Face

Face à Face