Not Northern Enough MAY 19, 2017

I am not Northern enough to be a radio poet, not a Hegley, a McMillan, or a Normal kinda bloke.

I am not street enough to holler as a slam artist, not a Sia, Poppa E., or even Kate Tempest.

I am not black enough to rhyme with the best, not MC Drake, nor a Kanye West.

I am not angry, outraged, able to bark, like Attila the Stockbroker, or John Cooper Clarke.

I am, Attila said, 'the opposite side of poetry' - in which case I'll exult in my quiet dignity.