During the coming months John will be performing in Devon, Clerkenwell (Central London), Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire, Bungay in East Anglia and Otley in West Yorkshire. See the Events page for more details.

After giving some thought to the matter we've decided that the Word Wild Message Board has gone past its sell-by date. It's been underused for some time now and despite our best efforts is a constant target for spammers. Times have changed, social networking has changed, and so must we at the Word Wild Website! So the message board is no more, and instead you can now keep track of John on Facebook - just click on the button.

Go to the Links page to check out a pot pourri of things that have caught John's fancy. Recent additions include Julian Goodacre Bagpipe Maker, Clod Magazine, Luton Haiku and Scraping A Living, as well as featured pick Paul Hegley.

The winning entries can be viewed by clicking here.

John is taking part in a new project produced by Fuel Theatre - a series of podcasts created to be listened to at a particular time and place. One a month will be released throughout 2011, with John's taking place in March.

To listen to the podcasts, which began on 20 January with "In the evening, in the bath" by Kazuko Hohki, go to Everyday Moments.

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When John visited Chorlton Park Primary School in Manchester to perform to children and parents, a group of Year 6 children grabbed the opportunity to interview him about his poetry. Click here to see Chorlton Park's blog and hear the interview online.

And click here for John's thoughts on Morris Dancing in The Guardian's online comment pages......

Seventeen adventures and one short drama, each presented in French and English.

John's new book is available from Donut Press for the amazing bargain price of £5 with free delivery! An absolute must for aficionados of the Hegley oeuvre!

Find out more about the book.

John's book Uncut Confetti has a strong autobiographical strand and a running thread of animal-related poems.

There is the usual abundance of splendid drawings accompanied by a photograph or two.

Find out more about the book.