Filling the Void - A Tippling Philosopher

An Evening of Humanist & Atheist Poetry & Music for your Enjoyment

At the end of last year, myself and a friend (and his son) performed an atheist poetry and music evening for the Dorset Humanists 20th Anniversary celebrations. I've only just realised now that it was recorded. Here it is for your delectation. The music is only being picked

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The Legacy of Life Eulogy

Here is my poem that I would like read out at my funeral put to moving face time. When do my humanist poetry and music nights, it's the one I get most comments about, which is really nice, since I wrote it! Let's see how it

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A Cracking Start to the Seasonal Festivities

I was honoured last night to host and compere the Seasonal Skeptical Cabaret for Portsmouth Skeptics in the Pub. It was a sold out, ticketed event with food and drink as a way of saying thanks, and offering something a little quirky, to local skeptics, old and new. Indeed, it

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Filling the Void Tomorrow

I am hosting a night of humanist poetry and music in Bournemouth tomorrow night for the Bournemouth Humanists 20th Anniversary celebration. The Bournemouth Humanists are Britain's largest humanist group and I have given speeches there a great deal. Here are the details: The book of atheist and humanist

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Oh My God, I've Come To Say...

I recently released an anthology of humanist and atheist poetry called Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry. I am really proud of the book and the content within. It was a pleasure and a privilege to compile. Anyway, here is a tongue in cheek one that

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On Performing Humanist Poetry

I was lucky enough to have a second book launch for Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry in Blackwell's bookshop in Portsmouth, for which I must thank the excellent manager, Jo West, there. It was a real pleasure reading some of the fantastic poetry

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Humanist and Atheist Poetry Reading on Saturday - Another Book Launch

Due to the great success of the book launch of Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry, in the small local bookshop in Lee-on-Solent, a second launch in Portsmouth is taking place on Saturday. Obviously barely any of my worldwide readers will be about, but if you

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On Reading Humanist Poetry in Public

I am sorry that this week has been crazily busy. I have had to debate the EU referendum in Bournemouth, and then had a poetry reading with music and whatnot, followed by a four hour book signing for my new zombie fiction book yesterday. Before I get back to talking

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Some Humanist Poetry to Celebrate Tonight's Book Launch

Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry is a rare but thoroughly absorbing collection of thought-provoking poetry that I released a few months back. Rather belatedly, I am holding an evening of poetry and songs at a small local book shop. To remind people of this fabulous

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Two local book signing / atheist poetry reading events - come along!

I am happy to announce a local books signing and humanist poetry evening at my local book shop in Hampshire, UK (Lee-on-the-Solent, 27-28th May). Anyone who lives nearby is thoroughly welcome (which probably accounts for about 2 of my readers here!). Gareth Howells, of the band BEMIS, will be playing

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New Book Reviewed on Huff Po

Thanks to fellow Patheoser, Dan Arel, my latest book (Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry) has been reviewed on Huffington Post. Check it out here. Please check it out and review if you like it! The description reads: here is often thought, by theists, to be

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World Poetry Day - My Atheist Tuppence

With today being World Poetry Day and with the publication of Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry, which is a book that I am particularly proud of. It's a wonderful collection of a great variety of books. I urge you to check it out.

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A Reminder About "Filling The Void"

Here is a reminder that I have just released (in ebook, paperback to follow in a week) a new book that I am really excited about. Filling The Void: A Selection Of Humanist And Atheist Poetry is a wonderful collection of secular and philosophical poetry to give voice to atheists

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Proof Copy of New Book Looks Tip Top

I am pretty excited that my new book is finally nearing completion. After some teething problems with the ebooks, they are now polished and available, and the paperback is following hot on their tails (all through Onus Books). Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry is a

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Filling The Void with Atheist and Humanist Poetry

Finally, a project that I have been working on for some time has come to fruition. Filling The Void: A Selection of Humanist And Atheist Poetry is released through Onus Books and features a foreword by Andrew Copson, the Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, and an afterword by

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Final Request for Humanist, Atheist, Scientific & Philosophical Poetry

I am compiling an anthology of humanist and atheist poetry entitled Filling The Void, which I have posted about before. There is a niche in the market for this sort of book as I have struggled to find much in this area as a compilation or collection. The book should

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Reminder that I need poetry submissions!

This is a reminder of a project I am working on for which I need your help: I was thinking over the weekend, as I wrote my own eulogy for the SIN Series - Death piece I did, that there is a lack of such a book. I have found

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Another call for atheist, humanist, philosophical and scientific poetry

I am compiling an anthology of atheist and humanist called Filling the Void which presently has a foreword to be written by the British Humanist Association's Executive Andrew Copson. I am about a third of the way through the collection, as far as content goes, and need to continue the search for qu