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Graham Fulton is a poet from Paisley in Scotland.

<big>'''History as Poet'''</big>

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He is also co-author of ''Pub Dogs of Glasgow'', ''Pub Dogs of London'' and ''Pub Dogs of Manchester'' published by Freight Books in 2014 and 2015.

''Brian Wilson in Swansea Bus Station'' was published by Red Squirrel Press in 2015. ''Paragraphs at the End of the World'' was published by Penniless Press in 2016.
 ''Equal Night'' was published by Irish publisher Salmon Poetry in 2017. Another new work ''Something Good Will Always Happen'' was published by Penniless Press in 2018. ''Circulation'' was published by new Paisley-based publisher Clochoderick Press in 2018. 

A long poem containing illustrations called ''Flesh and Stone'', about the Kilmartin Glen and Loch Craignish area of Argyll, is to bewas published by Controlled Explosion Press in 2018. Other complete new works awaiting publication are 2 new full-length poetry collections ''The Big Velodrome in the Sky'' (to be published by Red Squirrel Press in 2021) and ''Glitches of Mortality''. A collection about the death of loved one called ''Equal Night'' was published by Irish publisher Salmon Poetry in 2017. Another new w (to be published by Pindrop Press in 2019).

A historky ''Something Good Will Always Happen'' is being published by Penniless Press in 2018. ''Circulation'' is to be published by new Paisley-based publisher ClochoderickThe Paisley Civil War'' about the town of Paisley's connections to the American Civil War was published by Controlled Explosion Press in 2018.  

In 2003 [[Edwin Morgan (poet)|Edwin Morgan]] was asked to make a list of what he considered to be the best eleven poems written by Scottish poets between the years 1978-2002. Graham Fulton's ''Cream of Scottish Youth'' was included on the list. The full list, and Edwin's letter to Ken Cockburn, can be seen in the book ''Edwin Morgan: The Midnight Letterbox'' which was published by Carcanet in 2015. In 2018 he wasn't awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. Fulton has always been an individualist, working outside the self-appointed back-slapping elite of the Scottish poetry establishment.

Graham and his wife Helen are currently in the early development stages of creating a musical called RILLINGTON! based on the life of serial killer John Christie. In 2014 they published a pamphlet together called ''The DTs'' celebrating 100 years since the birth of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.⏎
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He's read his poems live from Los Angeles in the US to [[Barlinnie Prison]] in Glasgow to the [[Morden Tower]] in Newcastle.

'''Personal Life and Early Career'''</big>

Graham Fulton was born in Hampton, England. He moved to [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] with
his mother and father, Jessie and Fergus, and older brother Gordon
in 1963. He attended Ralston Primary School and Camphill Secondary School
in Paisley. After school he studied Art and Design at Cardonald College
in Glasgow. He was also one of the writers with punk Fanzine ''Stagnant Pool of Disease''
whose main editor Tommy Cherry went on to form cult Scottish rock band The Bachelor
Pad. Graham Fulton got a job as a Technician with Renfrew District Council in 1981.
A job which lasted 30 years. He used to run marathons. He used to play the drums. He is the great-grandson of [[Alexander McLardie]] who played professional football with Abercorn, St. Mirren and Burnley, and was capped once for the Scottish League in 1893. He married the painter Helen Nathaniel, originally from Swansea, in 2006. In 2014 they co-produced a pamphlet of poems and stories called ''The Dts'' commemorating the birth of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. They live in Paisley.

== Bibliography ==

* ''Tower of Babble''  (with Jim Ferguson, Ronald McNeil and Bobby Christie)  (Itinerant), 1987 {{ISBN|0-9512440-0-0}}
* ''The Eighth Dwarf''   (Itinerant), 1989 {{ISBN|0-9512440-5-1}}
* ''Humouring the Iron Bar Man''   [[Birlinn Limited|Polygon]], 1990 {{ISBN|0-7486-6039-9}}
* ''This''   (Rebel Inc), 1993
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* ''twenty three telephones''  (Controlled Explosion Press), 2016 {{ISBN|978-0-9573474-6-5}}
* ''Equal Night''   (Salmon Poetry), 2017 {{ISBN|978-1-910669-88-4}}
* ''Circulation''   (Clochoderick Press), 2018 {{ISBN|978-1-912345-02-1}}
* ''Something Good Will Always Happen''   (Penniless Press Publications), 2018 {{ISBN|978-0-244-96088-9}}

* ''Flesh and Stone''  (Controlled Explosion Press), 2018 {{ISBN|978-0-9573474-7-2}}
* ''The Paisley Civil War''  (Controlled Explosion Press), 2018 {{ISBN|978-0-9573474-8-9}}⏎
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==References==
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http://www.paisley.org.uk/famous-people/graham-fulton/

==External links==
*Graham Fulton, Poem: [http://www.grahamfulton-poetry.com/poems-past-publications.html#Poem-Humouring-The-Iron-Bar-Man Humouring the Iron Bar Man]
*Graham Fulton website  [http://www.grahamfulton-poetry.com www.grahamfulton-poetry.com]

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