Lizzy Turner is a poet and artist based in London. She is the founder of ‘a poem a week’ podcast (now archived by the British library as part of their ‘Sounds’ department).
She likes text, handwriting, drawing and sound, and the intersection of all of them. When she’s not cutting stuff up she’s sticking it back together again.
Lizzy’s first solo publication is an experimental visual poem project based on her experiences with OCD. It is available to buy from Haverthorn Press as part as their Interruptions imprint here.
You can find Lizzy on Twitter and Instagram.
Squintin' in the marshes... Pic by Naomi Woddis.
Home Practice is available from Haverthorn Press for £8.99. Click the image to buy. Find my essay 'The briefest of explanations' on the same page.
'Cat's Kaleidoscope I' - Paper collage. I wrote some text, typed it up, printed it out, reflected it in mirrors and photographed it, printed out the photos, cut them up, and glued them back together. The text is based on the imagery of death in children's rhymes and games. Originally published on Burning House Press.
'Cat's Kaleidoscope II' - Paper collage. See preceding image for details... Originally published on Burning House Press.
'our beautiful plans' - poem/collage of old notebook pieces, ink, recycled paper, and human teeth. Published in the Steel Incisors anthology 'The Mouth of a Lion' (2021).
'existed, but no longer does' - Digital image. Photo of a handmade collage of paper, pencil and chalk, with a UV light shining on. Made in response to the poem 'This' by Bob T. Bright.
'you will always exist in so many places at once' - Paper collage. One in an ongoing series.
Section from 'Abandoned Poem' - Collage. Original notebook pages fixed to board, with constructed found poem written over the top in marker. A version of this was performed at a Poem Brut event in 2018.
Section from 'Abandoned Poem' - Collage. See preceding image for details...