In November 2024 I appeared on Thran – the Podcast being interivewed by Liam Logan about my Ulster-Scots poetry concerning the first World War. Listen here.

The photo of me below was taken at the recording of the interview at the Somme Museum, hence my sombre demeanour. I found being interviewed about my grandfather’s experience at the Somme to be a moving experience. The background is a kind of diorama of a battleground scene.

The Ulster-Scots word ‘thran’ means ‘stalwart to the point of stubborness’.