Music For The Last Coupleexperimental novel with photography. Paperback published by Steel Incisors, 2025.
Triptych with Dogs and Flowers a collaboration with poet Martin Kratz. Due to be published as a printed book by Death of Workers Whilst Building Skyscrapers Press, winter 2025.
On The Brinkusing text from Music For The Last Couple plus field recordings and twisted samples to make Part 1 of a soundtrack. Digital album released by Eachwhat Industries, 2024 along with a ltd. edition 24 page ‘zine.
Postcards From Mental States 2021 - 2024 Collaborative work with Julia Rose Lewis, developing the work we made in Holding Patterns. Exhibitions and performances. Printed book published by Hesterglock Press.
Artimental June - Sept 2022 Poem Brut-ish workshops held at Eachwhat Studio culminating in an exhibition/event
Man Alive! Creative Writing Workshops April 2022 - October 2023 work with Knowle West Men’s Group Man Alive! at KWMC, Bristol
EWI Studio
Aug, 2021 - Jan, 2023: a studio, exhibition, performance and work space in SE Bristol.
handsfreeBob Modem’s deconstructions of Martin Wakefield’s renderings of Paul Éluard’s illustrations of Man Ray’s drawings (from part I of Les Main Libres) Steel Incisors, 2023
Holding Patterns 2021 - a place/space photo collaboration w/Julia Rose Lewis A selection from Holding Patterns was published by Beir Bua Press in Dec, 2021. Book launch event & print exhibition took place at Eachwhat Studio April 2022
NO POETRY DAY #1 Oct 6 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: a ten year plan, work-in-progress
Photo Poetry SURFACES June - Dec 2021 Part of the Bristol Photography Festival 2021, curated by David Solo, Astra Papachristodoulou & Paul Hawkins. An exhibition, launch event & catalogue; Photo Poetry SURFACES 2021 (Hesterglock Press, 2021). Look here
A & B Sides2021 Bob Modem made 13 Scores. Small Things Happen read, improvised, played & recorded them in Lockdown Bristol, 2021. The A & B Sides album w/the 13 Scores is a digital download on Bandcamp. Look here
P & P (Patrick Cosgrove & Bob Modem) 2020 early stage, work-in-progress; a short film / soundtrack commissioned by Poem Brut : sound(s), verbal & non-verbal, scratches, scrapes, booms & clashes, sound-mapping thoughts, electrical impulses & mulched brain-mechanics
Second Step Wellbeing College 2020 - present running Poem Brut workshops for learners at Second Step Bristol’s Wellbeing Collegehave a look at the remarkable new work made during these sessions here
NeoptiCo Collectiv 2020 various members ongoing future-facing visual poetry
Second Step Bristol 2020 - 2022 I co-developed & co-delivered a lived-experience led training course, Staying Alive - Surviving Pain, Suicide & Self-injury for staff.
Poem Brut 2017 a movement of alternative understandings of C21st literature: events, exhibitions, publications continued involvment as a workshop facilitator, performer, artist & publisher
DIISONANCE 2017 - collaborative artworks w/Steve Ryan as responses to Place Waste Dissent; exhibitions, performances, anthology, archived website, ACE funded project.
Archive of the Now some of my work archived along with many, many more . . . online archive
rout/e 2017 chris turnbull's project of ongoing site specific poetry installations in Canada, contributor
Paul Hawkins & Rowan Evans 2016. Three pieces performed live at the St John Sessions, Bristolreleased as St John Sessions (cassette/download)Run Logan Run curated performances includes Rowan Evans & Paul Hawkins, and Run Logan Run & Paul Hawkins
Jimmy Cauty’s Aftermath Dislocation Principle Riot Tour June 21-24, 2016 Tottenham, London The night featured an intro from Jimmy Cauty, poems by Sam Berkson and Paul Hawkins, screening from Fahim Alan's documentary Riots Reframed, a talk on direct action by activist Sheila Mennon and a panel discussion at the end with all speakers and Steve Lowe from L-13. As part of the Tottenham stop, poets Paul Hawkins and Sam Berkson put on a spoken word, film and discussion night about recent riots and dissent in the UK in response to the ADP riot tour.
Place Waste Dissent paperback (Influx Press, 2015)over 150 handmade pages of experimental, cut & paste protest collage 1st Edition SOLD OUT
Unprepared Piano Jan 7 - Feb 1, 2014 The Sidemen curate sound interventions to the dismantling of two pianos featuring sound & word performances / interventions by Paul Hawkins, Andrew McCutchion + visiting artists and musicians responding to the slow disassembly of two piano’s venue: SIX Project Space, Roumelia Lane, Boscombe, Bournemouth
Contumacy paperback (Erbacce Press, 2014) “mapping the run-off's from Claremont Rd to Cameron, the experiments continue” - Tony White
Hesterglock Press 2013 to present - publisher of Poem Brut & other artistic projects, founded & co-run w/Sarer Scotthorne - ongoing
The Sidemen 2012-2016 sound workshops & performances w/Andrew McCutchionfor Vita Nova, Boscombe
Boscombe Suite Boscombe Dec 13, 2013 - a live improvised soundtrack performance by The Music Room Band to a film produced by Sarer Scotthorne improvised soundtrack performance to film screening
Split 2013 collaborative text/art w/artist Mark Lloyd