
Station Road
Station Road I live in a village with a Station Road.It has houses with low wallsthe village hall, community libraryno shops, a couple of bus stopsthe Parish Council officeand a Station Drive coming off it. What it doesn’t haveis a

10 questions for Disability History Month
All4Inclusion asked me ten questions, and posted them and my answers on its website as part of its Disability History Month celebrations Ten questions for Disability History Month 1. Can I start by asking you to tell us a little

What Rough Beast: poems on Trump and Trumpism
As citizens vote in the Presidential election in the USA, an anthology of poems opposing Donald Trump is published in the UK – and it includes Janine Booth’s poem, ‘Hallelujah President Trump’.

Pantoum: At Kindergarten in Lviv
At Kindergarten in Lviv The sirens sound, the children risePut on their coats and follow teacherAway from danger from the skiesAir raids are a schoolday feature Put on their coats and follow teacherToddle through the honeycombAir raids are a schoolday

Rachel Reeves says that her Budget will be
Rachel Reeves says that her Budget will be A Budget for striversfor staying-alivers No tenners or fiversfor dossers or skiversduckers and diverssmokers or drivers Fiscal adviserswon’t risk the reviversThey’ll nudge it or fudge itbut never begrudge itfor toilers, hard-boilerssalt of

What Doctor Kendall ordered
What Doctor Kendall ordered (as Labour’s Work & Pensions Secretary plans to send Work Coaches to visit mental health in-patients) You think you need some space to breathesome peaceful time awayBut no! You need some handy hintsto spruce your resumé

Tough Decisions
Villanelle: Tough Decisions
Governments must make tough decisions
Sorry choices, hard selections
Daring shares and long divisions
Soteria in the Pub
The Betsey Trotwood 56 Farringdon Road, London, United KingdomPoetry from Janine features in the latest Soteria in the Pub. A Sunday afternoon of music, spoken word, information and pleasant company in support of more humane, non-coercive mental health services. A work from the organisers ... Soteria in the ... Read more
Poetry Scum, Nottingham
Robin Hood 540 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomPoetry Scum Janine will be the headline poet at this Nottingham poetry night dedicated to platforming working-class, marginalised and activist artists and creatives. Come to the Robin Hood in Nottingham for some ranting, rhyming and revolting. Poetry Scum also includes ... Read more
Poeting at Bearded Theory festival
Catton Hall Catton Hall, Catton, Derbyshire, United KingdomJanine will be poeting in the Something Else Tea Tent at various points during the Bearded Theory festival at Catton Hall in Derbyshire. This follows her previous performance at Bearded Theory in 2023. <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsefests%2Fvideos%2F1147395503427774%2F&show_text=false&width=476&t=0" width="476" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" ... Read more
Good Shout: Poetry in Peterborough
Here We Aren't 18 Godric Square, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomJanine returns to the place she grew up with a feature set at Good Shout - her first performance of poetry in Peterborough since the city's Radical Bookfair in 2023.