Paul Neads Editor & Illustrator

Dominic Berry - “Really very inspiring.” Benjamin Zephaniah, poet; Cathy Crabb - “Nails life every time.” Matt Panesh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society; Tony Curry - “This is our poetry, these are our poems.” Tony Walsh, poet; John Darwin - “Visceral, delicate, vulnerable and utterly engrossing.” Matt Abbott, poet; Rosie Garland - “A national treasure.” Dead Good Poets Society; Dr Dermot Glennon - “Funny, hard and relatable.” Lauren Bolger, Paradox; Jackie Hagan - “Manages to make us laugh in the face of adversity.” Matt Fenton, Contact Theatre Artistic Director; Ben Mellor - “A pure undiluted talent. Concentrated.” Lemn Sissay MBE, poet; Sarah Miller - “Better than chocolates.” Cathy Thomas-Bryant, Puppywolf; Dave Morgan - “The flame of Beat poetry still flickers brightly.” Greg Freeman, Write Out Loud; Paul Neads - “And don't forget to hail Paul Neads!” Ra Page, Comma Press; Henry Normal - “Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit.” The Guardian; Steve O’Connor - “Sensitive but secure … mature yet subtle.” Robert Cochrane, The Bad Press; Anna Percy - “Extraordinary, delicious and passionate.” Janet Rogerson, poet; Steph Pike - “That one person at the party you can have a real conversation with.” Helen Mort, Derbyshire Poet Laureate; Gerry Potter - “Poems that will amuse, move, inspire and provoke.” Paul Burston, Polari Literary Salon'; Pete Ramskill - “Why are you so angry?” Audience member at the BBC; Melanie Rees - “Captures the idiocy / wonder / terror of life.” copland smith, poet; Thick Richard - “Rattling and brilliant and shoots life back at you in all its futility and chaos and wonder.” Kate Tempest, poet; Rebecca Audra Smith - “An absolute joy ... raucous, provocative, tender, funny and sexy.” Judy Gordon, Write Out Loud; Rod Tame - “A tour de force of a poet.” Regie Cabico, Nuyorican Poetry Café Grand Slam Champion; Laura Taylor - “One of the country’s finest poets, both on the page and on the stage.” Attila the Stockbroker, poet; Dave Viney - “One of the authentic voices of Manchester.” Dr Jo Bell, National Poetry Day Director; Geneviève L. Walsh - “Unique and passionately inclusive.” Steve Nash, poet