The short film for which he wrote the script was a finalist at Moondance Film Festival,Hollywood. He writes non-fiction works, most recently including a book for young fathers. He is the co-founder of Write Out Loud, a British organisation encouraging people to share their poetry by reading at open-floor events and via the website, writeoutloud.net, of which he is managing editor. He is an active reader of his work throughout the UK and in Bordeaux, where he organises poetry events and translates others' and his own work.