Christopher Barnes

Facets Of Time (33)

Torpid Scarab,
Manure flinders on kneecaps.

Pavé handiwork,
Cubes mask iron.

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Ladder skitters up nylons.

In 1998 Christopher Barnes won a Northern Arts writers award.  In July 2000 he read at Waterstones bookshop to promote the anthology Titles Are Bitches.  Christmas 2001 he debuted at Newcastle's famous Morden Tower doing a reading of poems.  Each year he read for Proudwords lesbian and gay writing festival and partook in workshops.  2005 saw the publication of his collection LOVEBITES published by Chanticleer Press, 6/1 Jamaica Mews, Edinburgh.