Jon Plunkett enjoys collaborating with other creatives, exploring ways to layer words within different art forms and to lift poetry from the page into lived, shared experiences. Alongside ongoing collaboration with his partner, Scottish painter Lindsay Turk, he has worked with musicians, stone carvers, cinematographers, and a wide range of other artists, creating work that crosses disciplines and invites new audiences into poetry.

Two smiling men sitting on a bus or train with a wall of posters behind them.

Collaborations with Foy Vance

Jon Plunkett appears as featured artist on:

  • “The Wild Swans on the Lake (Live) [feat. Jon Plunkett]”, from An Evening with Foy Vance – Live in London

  • “A Year in Weem”, a filmed collaboration involving Plunkett, Vance, and the band Beoga produced for the Bushmills/Lowden session series

  • “In Defence of the Cranefly”, written and performed by Jon Plunkett on Vance’s track “A.I.”

‘Poemusictures!’

Poetry, music and film collaborations with Jon Plunkett, Foy Vance and James T Millar 

James is a photographer and filmmaker whose work centres on landscape, people, and the subtle narratives that emerge through long-term observation and collaboration. Working across still and moving image, his work is distinguished by a quiet, poetic visual language rooted in natural light, texture, and atmosphere. His work has been exhibited and screened in the UK, featured in print and online publications, and commissioned by arts organisations and cultural partners. Millar has collaborated on a range of interdisciplinary projects with writers, poets, musicians, and designers, creating films and photographic bodies of work that extend beyond documentation to become integral parts of the creative process

Black and white self-portrait of James Millar, intense gaze, and slightly disheveled hair, against a dark background.

Johnnie Walker / Stanley Tucci

Close-up of Stanley Tucci wearing black-rimmed glasses, a black suit, white shirt, and black tie, smiling faintly at an indoor event. Possibly at the event where Stanley Tucci read the poem 'Borealis on the bay' written for the occasion by Jon Plunke
Black and white Johnnie Walker logo with a silhouette of a man in vintage attire walking with a cane, and the text "Johnnie Walker" beneath.

Plunkett was commissioned by Johnnie Walker to write the poem “Borealis on the Bay” for the launch of Blue Label Ghost and Rare Port Ellen. The poem was performed by actor Stanley Tucci at an event in London, and the commission received coverage in drinks and lifestyle media.

Haiku Stool with Angus Ross


Jon has collaborated with Scottish furniture designer Angus Ross on the Haiku Stool series, contributing three original haiku engraved into the stools. The designs were exhibited at London Craft Week, London Design Fair, and featured in Brummell magazine.

Three wooden stools on a rustic wooden table in a woodworking workshop made by Angus Ross and featuring lines of poetry on each leg by Jon Plunkett.
Angus Ross wearing a blue shirt and tan pants, sitting on a wooden stool in a woodworking shop. There are bentwood chair parts on the table behind him.
Close-up view of a wooden stool with an engraved line of Jon Plunkett poetry located against the trunk of a tree, with branches and sky visible in the background.
Modern wooden stool with an engraved phrase 'Absorbed in this grain' on one leg, written by Jon Plunkett placed on a two-tone surface with a dark background.