David Turner is a joiner, writer and artist from London. He is the co-editor of the boxing fanzine The Spit Bucket and is the founding producer and former host of the Lunar Poetry Podcasts series. His first (and possibly last) poetry collection Contained was published by Hesterglock Press in 2020. He has represented Norway in snow sculpting competitions.

Widely unpublished.

It me. Pic by Naomi Woddis.

It me. Pic by Naomi Woddis.

Lizzy and I are a bit obsessed with boxing and the art and writing made in response to it. We decided to start a fanzine called The Spit Bucket to showcase some of this fantastic creative work. Click the image to find out more and to download previou

Lizzy and I are a bit obsessed with boxing and the art and writing made in response to it. We decided to start a fanzine called The Spit Bucket to showcase some of this fantastic creative work. Click the image to find out more and to download previous issues for free.

Litro Mag kindly published my essay 'Joined onto the past like a man's arm to his shoulder' which is about family, naming rites, boxing and non-linear time. Click image to read. A recording of this essay appears in our podcast episode of the same nam

Litro Mag kindly published my essay 'Joined onto the past like a man's arm to his shoulder' which is about family, naming rites, boxing and non-linear time. Click image to read. A recording of this essay appears in our podcast episode of the same name.

The Norwegian architectural journal METODE kindly published my essay 'He draws himself a bath' which looks at grief, bathing, working class homes and perspective in painting. Click image to read. (Artwork here by Lizzy.)

The Norwegian architectural journal METODE kindly published my essay 'He draws himself a bath' which looks at grief, bathing, working class homes and perspective in painting. Click image to read. (Artwork here by Lizzy.)

I've been reading A LOT of books about boxing over the past few years so I decided I needed a place to compile some of the thoughts I've had when reading. Click the link to go over to Writers On Boxing.

I've been reading A LOT of books about boxing over the past few years so I decided I needed a place to compile some of the thoughts I've had when reading. Click the link to go over to Writers On Boxing.

Contained by David Turner, published by Hesterglock Press. Available to buy from the publisher - click image to find them.

Contained by David Turner, published by Hesterglock Press. Available to buy from the publisher - click image to find them.

One of ten small sculptures I made from lines of my book, Contained. Each line is tied into a different knot and photographed. These photographs are the basis of our second episode - PICKING AT THE CARRION

One of ten small sculptures I made from lines of my book, Contained. Each line is tied into a different knot and photographed. These photographs are the basis of our second episode - PICKING AT THE CARRION

'S is for sugar' from my book, Contained. Click the image to listen to a recording.

'S is for sugar' from my book, Contained. Click the image to listen to a recording.

'fragment: teaspoon' is taken from my book, Contained. Click the image to listen to a recording.

'fragment: teaspoon' is taken from my book, Contained. Click the image to listen to a recording.

To celebrate four years of the Lunar Poetry Podcasts series David and Lizzy co-edited 'Why Poetry?', an anthology of poetry by 28 former Lunar guests. The anthology is published by Verve. Click the image to buy.

To celebrate four years of the Lunar Poetry Podcasts series David and Lizzy co-edited 'Why Poetry?', an anthology of poetry by 28 former Lunar guests. The anthology is published by Verve. Click the image to buy.

I founded the Lunar Poetry Podcasts series in October 2014 as a space to encourage discussions around the writing and performing of poetry. I hung around for six years and 125 episodes as producer and host before handing over control to Peter deGraft

I founded the Lunar Poetry Podcasts series in October 2014 as a space to encourage discussions around the writing and performing of poetry. I hung around for six years and 125 episodes as producer and host before handing over control to Peter deGraft-Johnson.

In 2018, while living in Bristol, I was invited to submit some writing to an anthology of new and experimental writing by authors living and working in the city. Click the image to buy the book from Dostoyevsky Wannabe's Amazon page.

In 2018, while living in Bristol, I was invited to submit some writing to an anthology of new and experimental writing by authors living and working in the city. Click the image to buy the book from Dostoyevsky Wannabe's Amazon page.

A selection of anthologies that my writing has appeared in: It All radiates Outwards (Verve Poetry Press, 2018); Prototype 2 (Prototype 2020); original + DUB (Hesterglock Press, 2019); The Dizziness of Freedom (Bad Betty Press, 2018).

A selection of anthologies that my writing has appeared in: It All radiates Outwards (Verve Poetry Press, 2018); Prototype 2 (Prototype 2020); original + DUB (Hesterglock Press, 2019); The Dizziness of Freedom (Bad Betty Press, 2018).