Without Portfolio
No I don't have a portfolio,
I'd rather have typhus or polio,
I hope you don't mind,
But I'm starting to find,
That I'd rather just stay on the dolio.
And no I don't have a CV,
There's nothing I wanted to be,
There's much more to do,
At the back of the queue,
So don't bother to interview me.
I'm really not out to impress,
Though I do have an e-mail address,
It's Benjamin underscore Heathcote
dot info @ couldn't care forward slash less.
What's it really like to live as an artist? Does it pay the bills? ( probably not ) Will you have to sell out? ( more than likely) Will you forever be on the precipice of success , only to be pipped at the post by so and so's daughter/brother/shag ( yes.)
But doom and gloom are great creative motivators, and at least, you'll have a great body of work even if you're living on canned tuna. Recent RCA Masters Graduate and now freelance poet and illustrator, Benjamin Heathcote is embarking on this illustrious journey. Every month he'll be keeping us up-to-date with his forays into the world of poetry and tinned fish.
A bit about Ben
Past Jobs
Dairy goods sales executive (ice cream man), stock management controller (fork-lift driver),food and beverage consultant (waiter) and a non-international home furnishings transportation solutions assistant director (drivers mate)
Favourite Word : Halloumi
I daydream about : The third Monster Munch flavour
On my Birthday I usually feel : Guilty
My desert island item is : Earplugs
You can see Ben at the Poetry Café on selected Tuesdays. Visit www.poetrysociety.org.uk for more details. Ben's book 'Didn't you Get the Email " is out now. Please email benjamin.heathcote@alumni.rca.ac.uk for details.
