A review!

First proper review of How I Learned to Sing was spotted yesterday, in The Crack magazine, North East England's longest-running listings and culture magazine. You can read it in full here on their rather nifty website. Here's some (most) of it...

'And what a fabulous collection it is, an unpretentious examination of art and life in general with his role at the Arts Council naturally informing his worldview (“I could be sticking words to beats somewhere near Boyana / Instead of playing jargon bingo eating a banana”). Clear-eyed and rooted in reality (he’s not afraid to reference Sky Sports, The Lion King and Kafka) and with a finely honed sense of social justice and sparky wit this is a collection that is rich with biographical detail. And he gives just as much weight to the little moments in life, which speak just as loudly as the big stuff.'

I'm pleased with that, though a bit puzzled by the Lion King thing, as I don't recall deliberately making one. I did watch the video a lot when the kids were little though so maybe it snook in somehow. Anyway, hakuna matata. 

And I'm pleased it doesn't say 'autobiographical detail' too.