Had a very boozy weekend. On friday it was the opening night of Resistance, a film based on my friend Owen Sheers’ novel. After watching it with cast and crew, there were drinks in a cool but poky members’ club (Michael Palin was having dinner there). It’s well worth seeing – a beautiful film. And who knew wales was so sexually tense?
On saturday I went for a multi-birthday family dinner with my in-laws at an Italian in Bray (scallops with black truffle and saltimbocca) then onto the launch of Tim Turnbull’s beautiful new limited edition book, The Camden Art Redemption Miracle (Donut Press). 
Tim is the most underrated poet in Britain today, and quite possibly a genius, so a new book by him is always a good reason to get pissed. Also, it has a cat’s arsehole on the back cover.
I was also celebrating because Bloodaxe have just taken on my new translation of Ovid’s Heroides, to be published in 2013. More on this project to follow, but very excited about it…
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