Wandering poet Joe Nodus as you’ve never seen him before … in a suit. The footslogging poet, whose epic journey, mainly on foot, from the north to London and back earlier this year, was reported in Write Out Loud, has now published a new collection of poems, which he is once more selling to earn a living. This picture shows Joe performing recently on his home turf in Leeds at the Corn Exchange, clad in a £2 suit from a hospice shop.

Joe, who has regularly hiked long distances to poetry events in the past, was appearing at the Art of Recovery event, after winning first prize in his category for poems submitted from his Bulrushes pamphlet collection.

His new, self-published pamphlet, Krispy Kreme, features poems such as ‘Tumour & Fries’, ‘Myth of Hip’, and ‘Health Advice’ that reflect his distaste for modern consumerism and junk food. Joe said: “Twelve of the 24 poems are from this year, mostly written since March 11, when I went self-employed. 'Get Up & Go' was written, before getting out of bed, the morning of my first day selling poetry, on the streets of Leeds. I sold one book that day. Since then, I've learned sales technique, and can sell up to 40 a day, depending on the crowds.”