PAUL COOKSON
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PAUL COOKSON

You, me and some poems

Presented by: Paul Cookson


0 LEEDS: Hyde Park Bookclub (info)
P Thursday 23rd July, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm
. All ages
C Literature

Event information

“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

Tickets

General Admission

50 tickets available

Total price: £11.00
Ticket price: £10.00, Booking fee: £1.00
 
 

Venue information

Leeds: Hyde Park Bookclub
0 27-29 Headingley Lane
Leeds
LS6 1BL
> www.hydeparkbookclub.co.uk