High time for an update, methinks! Over Easter I was in Amsterdam and Utrecht, performing as part of the inaugural City2Cities literary festival . The festival takes three European cities and "twins" them (or should that be "triplets" them?), and this year the three were Utrecht, Stockholm and Edinburgh. I was asked to be the official Edinburgh poet, and I was really proud to represent my city at the festival. I worked on translations, performed heaps of times, met loads of truly brilliant poets and was paid for the priviledge (and put up in free, gorgeous accomodation, no less!). Was I dreaming...? It was an amazing time. And I now...