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Hark the herald's trumpet - Collected Poems Vol. 4 by Henry Normal is available now in hardback from flapjackpress.co.uk and your favourite booksellers.

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Collected Poems, Vol. 4 by Henry Normal – available to pre-order now in hardback from flapjackpress.co.uk or your favourite booksellers.
“Warm, accessible and never wantonly oblique, but deep beyond measure." Northern Soul

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Announcing Collected Poems, Vol. 4 by @HenryNormalpoet - available to pre-order now from https://flapjackpress.co.uk and your favourite booksellers.

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@henrynormalpoetry and @peteramskill , Leicester Central Library, 11.06.26

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@henrynormalpoet Nottingham Library Tour 🔔

Henry started Nottingham Poetry Festival, and was a big part of it becoming what it is today! For Henry, it all began with the libraries and it is our privilege to continue the library tour tradition even now, 10 years on.

With a different guest poet at each spot, expect poetry that is relatable and full of whit - you’ll definitely find yourself laughing throughout 💚

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Back once again for another tour of Nottingham Libraries, @henrynormalpoet and friends treat us to a tour of the book palaces of our city. 📚

Henry is a writer, poet, television and film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature Festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival.

In 2017, he received a special BAFTA for services to television. He co-wrote and script edited the multi-award-winning Mrs Merton Show and its spin-off Mrs Merton and Malcolm, and co-created and co-wrote the first series of The Royle Family. With Steve Coogan, he co-wrote Paul and Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Coogan’s Run, Tony Ferrino, Doctor Terrible, Coogan’s live tours, and the film The Parole Officer.

As co-founder and Managing Director of Baby Cow Productions, he executive produced and script edited numerous acclaimed projects, including Philomena, Gavin and Stacey, Moone Boy, The Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf, Nighty Night, and Alan Partridge.

Since retiring in 2016, he has written and performed a series of BBC Radio 4 shows combining comedy, poetry and family stories. His memoir A Normal Family (2018), co-written with Angela Pell, became an Amazon bestseller.

Henry will be accompanied on tour by eleven East Midlands poets:

9th June 11am-12pm | Strelley | Keith Ford @keithford1973
9th June 1:30pm-2:30pm | Wollaton | Neal Pike @neal86
9th June 4pm-5pm | St Ann’s | Robbie Hood @robbie.hood.poetry
10th June 12:30pm-1:30pm | Hyson Green | Naomi Wood @iamnaomiwood
10th June 3:30pm-4:30pm | Radford/Lenton | Dan Webber @imgenrefluid
10th June 8pm-10pm | Central Library | Pete Ramskill @peteramskill
11th June 3pm-4pm | Southglade | Bep Summerscales @beppoet
12th June 11am-12pm | Dales Centre | Jake Wildhall @jakewildhall
12th June 1.:30pm-2.30pm | Clifton | Sophie Diver @sophiedwrites
12th June 4pm-5pm | The Meadows | Gabrielle Cracknell @gabstract__
13th June 11am-12pm | Sherwood Library | Johnny Hughes @johnnyx141

FREE tickets available at the link in bio!

🫶 @crbrewery @aceagrams @challengenottm

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Poetry people listen up, we’ve some paid support slot for the incredible tour of Nottingham’s own, @henrynormalpoet

Deadline is the 3rd May, we know it’s short notice so the application process is a short one ☝️

Apply via the link in bio ⬆️

Tour starts from week commencing 8th of June 2026

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It's time! A Quiet Promise just got louder as Henry Normal's all-new collection is published on 2nd April. Order your copy now from https://flapjackpress.co.uk and your favourite bookshops.

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An evening of poetry and laughs lands at Bush Hall on Sun 26 April 2026 with Henry Normal + Jan Brierton.

Henry Normal, writer, poet, co-creator of The Royle Family and co-founder of Baby Cow Productions, will be reading from his new collection A Quiet Promise.

Joining him is Jan Brierton, whose sharp, funny and heartfelt poems reflect on family life, womanhood and everything in between. Expect a warm, witty and highly engaging night.

Tickets available now via the link in bio 🎟️

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Poems and tea and comfy shoes.
I’m going on tour with @henrynormalpoet next month.
We’ll be around the UK in April and in Ireland in May.
I’ll link tickets in my stories, bio and highlights.
There’ll be no sex and drugs and rock and roll.
But there will be poems, and love and laughs, and books and cardigans and jumpsuits.
C’mon and join us . Link in my bio to buy tickets
#poetry #ontour #poemsforlife #poets #liveshow

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Henry Normal + Jan Brierton come to Bush Hall on Sun 26 April 2026 presenting a night of poetry and laughs.

Henry will be reading from his new book A Quiet Promise, while Dublin’s Jan Brierton brings poems on being a wife, mother, daughter, sister and retired raver. Expect an insightful, funny, highly engaging evening from start to finish.

Tickets available now via See Tickets, link in bio 🎟️

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