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I do a reading of ‘Sometimes’ by Sheenagh Pugh. From the anthology ‘The Poetry Pharmacy’.

I give a long overdue update on my transition (and a few other things).

In which I apologise for the couple of update-free months, talk about what’s going on with me just now, and share a bit about things to come.

This was the opening prologue for my 2018 Edinburgh Fringe show, ‘Ganymede’. I was pre-T at the time, so I thought this would provide a good baseline for my ongoing vocal & facial comparisons as I continue my transition.

New monthly T milestone means a new visit to Poetry Corner. This is my regular vocal/facial progress tracking video series, in which I read one poem per month from ‘Poems that make Grown Men Cry’. Edited by Anthony and Ben Holden. Month 2’s poem is ‘Sonnet XXX’ by William Shakespeare. It was selected for the book by the writer, broadcaster, and stalwart of BBC Radio 4, Melvyn Bragg. That’s XXX ...

This is my regular vocal/facial progress tracking video series, in which I read one poem per month from ‘Poems that make Grown Men Cry’. Edited by Anthony and Ben Holden. This month’s poem is ‘On My First Son’ by Ben Jonson. It was selected for the book by John Carey, emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford.

For my first ‘progress tracking’ video, I read some poetry. I will be reading one poem per month from ‘Poems that make Grown Men Cry’. Edited by Anthony and Ben Holden. Initially, it was just going to be a way of tracking how my voice and face change over time on T, but I also thought it was a good book to use as a way of expressing a lesser-seen facet of positive masculinity, as I’m very keen ...