W.N. Herbert reads two poems from IN PERSON: 30 POETS filmed by Pamela Robertson-Pearce: 'The Song of the Longboat Boys' and 'To a Mousse'. Pamela Robertson-Pearce has been filming poets reading their work for Bloodaxe's archive and DVD-books. We will be posting further films of individual poets. We are also showing a 45-minute film (featuring 20 poets from the IN PERSON archive reading their work) at various independent cinemas, arts festivals and other venues around Britain and Ireland this year. These two poems by W.N. Herbert are from THE BIG BUMPER BOOK OF TROY (Bloodaxe Books, 2002) and THE LAURELUDE (Bloodaxe Books, 1998). Bill Herbert writes in both English and Dundonian Scots. He writes phantasmagorical satires, but he can also be tenderly lyrical, offering fond homage (as in his chocolate mousse parody of Burns) as well as terrier wit. He lives in a converted lighthouse overlooking the River Tyne at North Shields. We filmed him in his study at the very top of the house, the walls of which are criss-crossed with salvaged ship timbers.