Graham Fulton
Home address:
Flat 9, 32 Greenlaw Drive, Paisley, PA1 3RU, ScotlandTelephone:
0141 887 8307Email:
hfulton32@btinternet.comWebsite:
www.grahamfulton-poetry.comBRAW network:
noLL funded:
yesBiography:
Graham Fulton has been writing and performing poetry since 1987 when he joined the Paisley Writers' Group run by Tom Leonard. He was a founder member of the influential Itinerant poets performance group and was on the editorial board of West Coast Magazine. His first major collection was Humouring the Iron Bar Man published by Polygon in 1990, followed by Knights of the Lower Floors in 1994. His work has appeared in many important literary publications in both the UK and USA, and has been broadcast on both BBC Radio and Scottish Television. He has received three Scottish Arts Council bursaries and is renowned for his intense, energetic and entertaining live readings.
About writer's work:
My poems are all about people. I am particularly interested in observations of real life, often beginning with a very small detail or incident and working outwards. The big and the small become one, and what seems insignificant can take on great significance when isolated and magnified. The ordinary becomes extraordinary, personal feelings become Universal. I work in free verse, which I find gives my voice discipline and focus. My poetry has a very distinct, controlled rhythm, which is especially apparent during a reading. About writer's events and projects:
I am available to do readings, with reasonable notice, and answer any questions on my work.
Language:
EnglishAge groups:
Teens, Adults