Paul Cookson

“A fresh collection of Cookson’s verse … if it’s laughter you’re after you could do worse” Dr John Cooper Clarke “You, me and some poems” – that’s exactly what this evening will be. Paul has worked as a poet for nearly forty years and sold over a million books. Since Lockdown Paul has written and shared on line a brand new poem every day. There are now over 2000 consecutive daily poems. The show will feature work from his latest Flapjack Press collections – “Psycho Seagull Stole My Dog” and “Slim Volume”. While the latter is gentle and thoughtful, “Psycho Seagull” features poems based on newspaper headlines such as “Brian Blessed Wrestles Forty Stone Gorilla”, “I Saw The Ghost of Lemmy Riding a Horse Eating Pizza”, “Gregg Wallace Sex Dwarf Hid A Frozen Chicken in His Underpants” and many more. Expect an evening of laughter, occasional audience participation with moments of quiet reflection and balance. “A poet for all seasons” – Henry Normal “Funny, irreverent” – Brian Bilston “Finely finished formidable fun” – John Hegley “On the ball” – Michael Rosen www.paulcooksonpoet@gmail.com