Paul Cookson

Ever-green and ever-present Greenbelt veteran, Paul celebrates the publication of two new poetry collections – Psycho Seagull Stole My Dog and Slim Volume.

Amongst other things, Paul is a National Reading Hero, Retford’s Official Town Crier, Poet Laureate for Slade, the owner of eleven ukuleles and the writer and sharer of a brand new daily poem since March 2020 – that’s over 2000 poems and some of them are really good.

He’s written songs with a variety of people, at least three of whom have been official chart toppers and has a double album of songs – “I’ll Be Bernie, You Be Elton”. He’s not missed a festival since 1977 and Greenbelt wouldn’t be the same without him.