about me

between Baroque and a hard place

At the top of the first incarnation of Baroque in Hackney, back when I had no idea what it was going to turn out like – when I had just been made redundant and was looking for something to do, and “Baroque in Hackney” seemed like a hilarious play on the state of having no money and liking nice things – I wrote:

“poet, critic, copywriter, editor, conversationalist, style consultant, personal shopper, siren, and housemaid to the gods – at least they think they’re gods.”

Admittedly, hardly anyone asks me to consult on their style any more; maybe it’s the blog: they know I’ll say it anyway. The kids, too, have probably begun to realise they’re not infant deities.

I’m still the other things, though. Maybe not a siren. Except the kind that makes noise.

professional stuff: free at last!

Having just been made redundant for the second time in two years, I am as I write this – October 2008 – going over to the freewheeling, free-&-easy, freekish freelance lifestyle. Come back in a year and I’ll tell you how it went.

The great news is that I’m now available for all your writing and communication needs – seriously. Copywriting, editing, copy-editing, publication production, communications strategy, project planning, PR, web editing - I’ll do it. In verse if you like. For quite reasonable rates. I hate punctuation mistakes and sloppy thinking.

My professional website is up, though sadly still in development from the design point of view. You can find it at http://katyevansbush.com.

other stuff

You can follow me on twitter here.

I’m on Facebook.

My debut poetry collection, Me and the Dead, is published by Salt.

I also write reviews, essays and criticism.

a joke

Man comes out of prison. Early in the morning, they release him into the street via the back door; there is no one about, except for a little boy, who stands there looking at him. The man rushes into the street, and shouts, “I’m free, I’m FREE!”

The boy looks at him. “So what,” he says. “I’m four.”