Paul Turton - Poetry & Prose

Just sharing an old one. Nothing I like more than mooching around a graveyard !!

When I Die (Notes for my Wife) by Paul Turton (a poem) Nice cheerful subject done in my own style.It's tricky to imagine just how hard it is doing poetry to a camera. 50+ people - no problem. Me in front of a cam...

Performing at Speech Therapy last night.
Not sure if they knew what to make of "Keef is Dead" though lol

Friday Nights performance at Word Wise, Derby. First time performing "Keef is Dead" in front of anyone.

Live at Derby Word Wise - February 2024 Me doing my poetry thing (again).Recorded in Derby at Dubrek Studios as part of Word Wise on 23rd February 2024. This event was streamed ...

Over the next few weeks I'll be doing an open mic slot at;
Word Wise (Derby) Friday 23rd February
Speech Therapy (Nottingham) Friday 1st March
Nothing else planned at the moment.
Anyone got any good potential open mics that I might be interested in ??

(Photo from Strong Language Sheffield)

This one is dark. It's about su***de and hope. warning !!!!!

Keef is Dead - a poem about mental health and su***de #content warning A dark poem about su***de and hope.If you don't like the content, please don't listed.It talks about the su***de of 5 famous persons, but also offers help fo...

Did this one on Friday night (complete with music) at Speech Therapy in Nottingham. Oddly enough one of the first piece I wrote (and recorded). Not telling you which bosses it is though

Ode To My Boss by Paul Turton ( a poem ) My turn for a touch of poetry.Before anyone gets carried away - this is not about a particular boss, it could be any boss. It started out life many many year...

Live at Word Wise January 2024.
This event was streamed live - this is just my bit !!

Word-Wise January 2024 Me doing my poetry thing (again).Recorded in Derby at Dubrek Studios as part of Word Wise on 28th January 2024. This event was streamed l...

I did this one at Speech Therapy in Nottingham last night.
For those who weren't there, this is The Mysterious Greek Café of Hockley, from Dean Jackson's The Beat on Radio Nottingham back in 2020.

The Mysterious Greek Cafe of Hockley (a poem) - Radio Nottingham 24 08 20 On 24th August 2020, I was lucky enough to have my poem "The Mysterious Greek Cafe of Hockley", broadcast on the Radio Nottingham evening show with Dean Jack...

I've had a friend recommend that I set up a Facebook profile for my poetry (thanks Kane), so here it is. I'm still not convinced I'll get that many followers, but here goes....
I'll post the time & date of any open mics I'm doing, plus videos, and drafts for comments.
Please invite anyone who you think would be interested. 😊