Tim Turnbull

Poetry's answer to Clark Gable - Tim Turnbull - muses with our Ryan in Residence on performance poetry, comic books and the highlights of his previous career in music. As well as getting to hear some of Tim's poetry, we have a world exclusive in having the pleasure to include the 1993 track "Family" from Tim's former band The Dog Conspiracy. Thanks to Dave, Keith, Kelly, Kerry, Paul and Mick for permission to use this recording.

Presented by Ryan van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser. Twitter: @byleaveswelive & @anonpoetry. Mail: splpodcast@gmail.com

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First published 13 April, 2010

About Tim Turnbull

Tim was born in North Yorkshire in 1960 and lives in Scotland. He worked in forestry before completing an MA in Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University in 2002.

He was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Bursary in 2004, and in January 2006 won the £10,000 Arts Foundation Performance Poetry Fellowship, the first of its kind in the UK. He has published two short collections, Work (Mews Press, 2001) and What was that? (Donut Press, 2004), and his first full collection, Stranded in Sub-Atomica (Donut Press), was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Tim recently published es lebt!! (roughbooks, 2009), a selection of his poems in English and German translation.

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Caligula on Ice and other poems by Tim Turnbull London : Donut, 2009. A century on from the rise of modernism Tim Turnbull presents a satirical survey of our subsequent cultural landscape. Drawing on popular entertainments, such as the ballad, pulp horror and ghost story, folk song and music hall skit, he lampoons human endeavour in some of its many fields and forms. Grim, compelling, ridiculous and hilarious SPL shelfmark: 3.Tur

Stranded in Sub-Atomica by Tim Turnbull London : Donut, 2005. Tim Turnbull's Stranded in Sub-Atomica takes its name from an issue of the Marvel comics series Fantastic Four though, unlike its futuristic predecessor, Turnbull's is a world devoid of superheroes and secret powers: a contemporary dystopia which lies not a million miles from home. Startling debut from an excellent new satirical voice. SPL shelfmark: 3.Tur

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