Uncut Poetry Salon featuring the Poetry Busker Ryan Tomlin

Ryan Tomlin, based out of Leeds in UK,  became an author at the age of 17. He loved the experience so much he decided that being a successful and best selling author was his ultimate goal. He sent his book to publishers all over. Alas, the only one who agreed to publish asked for 2500 pounds in payment.

 

After that he wrote four more books- all of them rejected by publishers. Till, on his 20th birthday he started writing what later became his 5th book - The Transition.

 

He decided to self publish it on Amazon Kindle.

But the way he sold the book was on the streets, with flyers and whiteboards, whilst talking to people and promoting the book.

 

It became a self-published best seller.

 

And then he hit upon the idea of an open air street Poetry Store. And he started selling his poems for 20 pence each. He didn't earn millions but enough for it to become his regular job.

 

And then he wanted to do something bigger - and so he started poetry busking, performing his poetry on the streets of Leeds.

 

And lo and behold, he's since performed at Farsley Festival, Yorkshire Day and in An Evening of Authors. He has been featured on the EPOCH documentary series PEOPLE, as well as Made In Leeds TV, BBC Yorkshire, and BBC Two's Politics Live.

 

This week we've asked Ryan Tomlin to completely take over the floor.

 

You can get more of Ryan's poems on his website or his Instagram account. His best-selling book The Transition can be bought at Amazon.

 

Uncut Poetry has started a new Podcast called Red River Sessions (on Spotify, iTunes, Pocket Casts, etc), where we will talk to published poets, about their poetry, their craft and what haunts them. It is brought to you by Red River, which is the premier independent publisher of poetry books, and Uncut Poetry. 

 

I am Sunil Bhandari.

 

I am a poet based out of India. My book of poetry 'Of Love and Other Abandonments' was an Amazon bestseller. My second book is 'Of Journeys & Other Ways to Get Lost'. Both are available on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram at @sunilgivesup.

Get in touch with me on uncutpoetrynow@gmail.com

 

The details of the music used in this episode are as follows -

Melodic Interlude Two by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6394-melodic-interlude-two
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

1000 Lichter by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3161-1000-lichter
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Flucht (Romeos Erbe) by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3146-flucht-romeos-erbe-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Imagefilm 044 by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3241-imagefilm-044
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license