TESTIMONIALS
Testimonials and reviews
‘marvellously mischievous and thought provoking’ - The Met Arts centre Bury.
'Most enjoyable. There’s a very Northern feel to much of his work’.
‘The L.S.Lowry of poetry'
Syd Little (Little & Large)
Steve draws on his personal experience and delivers a unique perspective with wit and attitude. Recommended for anyone who has a brain and a heart’
Henry Normal (Former MD Baby Cow Productions, Poet, writer, producer—The Royle Family, Gavin and Stacey, Mrs. Merton, Alan Partridge etc).
From the very first poem that Steven shared with us there was laughter throughout the room.
Jean Ross, Horbury WI Afternooners
Still buzzing after a night of absolute joy at the Bury Met with Steven Taylor last night. Andy Hollingworth (celeb photographer and comedy fan)
Positively bridling with genuine humour, empathy, pathos and inclusivity, Steven P. Taylor hits home hard with tales that need hearing about joy, grief and the experience of life – not just ours, but those which have shaped and secured generations. A consummate poet, whose poems are at home on the page and the stage.
Paul Neads, (Flapjack Press)
'He takes the everyday and makes it personal and makes you smile'
BBC Radio Lancashire.
Like the secret love child of John Cooper Clarke and Pam Ayers - Mark Hurst /Mark Miwurdz (comedian, poet, writer)
“captures the true taste and feel of Bolton” Carrs Pasties
“I truly hate poetry so your book's lost on me. Sorry” – Jerry Sadowitz
“A veritable maestro of humourous prose”
Austin Knight (comedian)
‘Funny, poignant and clever’
Linda Jennings (Singer, songwriter, musician (The Voice UK)
Arresting engaging poetic verse laced with class A Northern humour…
Vinny Peculiar (musician, songwriter, poet)
“Steven’s poems hold a mirror up to everyday life. They’re insightful, thought provoking and funny. And there's more - I defy you not to tap your foot when you're reciting some of them out loud”
Jimmy Cricket (comedian)
A belated thank you for your book of rhyme.
Enjoyable encapsulations of moments in time.
It’s in the toilet now (it floats!)
And friends in passing enjoy your anecdotes
John Henshaw (actor)
prescient and engaging, whilst also most accessible – he truly captured the vivid atmosphere of wrestling and Kendo's sometimes controversial role in it!
Peter Thornley AKA Kendo Nagasaki (wrestling legend)
“A great read, nostalgic, funny and much more”
Pete Turner (musician songwriter Elbow)
.”..very enjoyable and well written”
Mark Potter (guitarist/songwriter—Elbow)
Steven. P Taylor's poetry is a heady mix of the humorous , the divine and the deep , composed in an imaginative synthesis of vernacular and the sacred with a combination of wit and wonder ….. Tom Hingley (singer songwriter, Inspiral Carpets)
‘Really great poetry’
George Borowski (Musician / songwriter)
“.... a bloody good writer.' When you read a piece and think “Well, that’s very true” or “Those are my views exactly” it can be hard to appreciate the work that’s gone into it because that’s just how YOU would have expressed it. If you could, that is. Have fun reading them - I know I certainly did”.
Bernard Wrigley (writer, comedian, poet, actor, musician)
“…..A funny man and a proper gent who writes proper poems.”
Dave Cohen (comedian, writer- Have I Got News For You,
Spittin- Image, Horrible Histories)
“When he (Steven) asked me to check out this book of his work and give him some feedback. I must say I was astonished and impressed by how carefully crafted these poems are, comedic and serious alike.
As well as being clever and funny, they've also been given that special
tender touch. If I wasn't now retired from writing I might even be slightly jealous”.
Phil Cool (comedian, writer)
Reviews and comments re- Bury Met 24/02/2022
Andy Hollingworth (celeb photographer and comedy fan)
Still buzzing after a night of absolute joy at the Bury Met with Steven Taylor last night. I'm going to try and arrange some sort of show for him when my next exhibition opens in 2024. He had a packed house eating out of his hand - in stitches and emotionally stunned in equal measure.
A snowy world and closed M60 slowed down the journey home - but boy! was it worth it!
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From time to time, if we're lucky, we get to meet folk who have a gift, a rare talent of connection. They can make things, write, draw, sing, play, sculpt - and with it they communicate on a level which can change the way you think, make you see things in a different way, see the funny and tragic in the everyday.
When however, these people are genuinely self-effacing and work with a passion that is totally unconnected to their ego, then seeing them work is a pleasure in itself.
Steven Taylor took to the stage of the Bury Met on Thursday and the warmth from the crowd reflected all of these things. He's got the gift.
I'm very much looking foward to working with this fella in the future too, so if you come to events based around my exhibitions, you'll see exactly what I mean.
It's that lad from Bury!
Tom O’Gorman
Singer/Musician
It was a cracking night and I’m so glad I went. I really enjoyed your poetry and writing. The poems generated a multitude of emotions in me from across the spectrum and sometimes you made me want to laugh and cry at the same time. You made it look so easy but I know putting on a show like that would have taken endless hours of prep to make it right and it was spot on as were the poems with Rick on guitar (for Jean, especially, that was so touching and I couldn’t have done that). You packed so much good stuff in there, Steve, and I enjoyed it from start to finish. You were brilliant and I had a great night so thanks again.
‘Met’ reviews from the public, posted on social media
Emma Felicity
An amazing night, great mixture of serious/ sad/ and could’ve rolled off my chair laughing. 👏🏼 can’t wait for your next one x
Jane Kelly
I loved every minute. Thank you for a great night 👏xx
Karen Dodgson
It was a fantastic evening, we really enjoyed it Well done Steve x
Lynn Nichols
Amazing evening, every emotion possible. You certainly know how to touch people's Hearts.
See you same time next year ❤
Hazel Teal
what a fantastic night we had. You are amazing - tears of laughter and tears of sadness awesome humour and wit. Thank you xx
Pam Ashton
It was a fab evening SPT
Horace Dogson
Jolly good show. Furrily enjoyed it.
Janet Rubanik
Awesome!
Wonderful evening. My friends and I loved it.
Carl Smith
Yet another great night Steve. The Caverns loss was our gain. But home turf is always best. Keep it up
Amanda Deane
You were fab last night!! Haven't laughed that much in months
Georgia Leigh Taylor
You were so good I actually can’t say it enough!!
Michele Richardson
Brilliant last night. Loved your support acts
Brilliant show too. You should be proud of yourself you get better each time
Linda Jennings
Brilliant show
Kathy Enfield
It was a brilliant evening.
Paul Jones
Great night
Cerys Ward
Fantastic night
Keith Campbell
Excellent night
Denise Lucas
Superb
Testimonials from groups – Women’s Institute, Towns women’s guild, U3A, Writers group, Speakers club etc
From the very first poem that Steven shared with us there was laughter throughout the room. It went something like ‘Where do poets go wrong? They make their poems too long’ …. Pause…. Laughter… This was followed by a wide variety of his own poems about the environment, life’s annoyances, his childhood and comic events. Entertaining, funny, thought provoking and always entertaining, Steven is a talented poet, who has published a number of volumes of his poems. We look forward to welcoming him back in the future to share even more!
Jean Ross, Horbury Afternooners WI
Wed, 9 Oct at 11:01
Hi. thank you for coming to our Women’s Institute meeting you went down very well with your skill with words on varied subjects. A lot of humour and pathos combined to entertain us. I will try and promote you amongst our Groups
:patricia robinson
Hi Steve
I said I would write a testimonial for you after last weeks performance but to be honest I have had so many accolades for you that I thought I would list them and you can use as you see fit.
From the Stockport Ladybrook Speakers Club;
Susan Allan (past President.” A refreshingly different type of after dinner entertainment with perfectly pitched humour! “
Gaynor Dennett (past President) “ lots of material we could all relate to making it feel personal (particularly IKEA)!”
Ann Scott “Very funny! A rare talent”
Claire Tunnicliffe (past President). “ I bought the book for a friend. Been reading it from cover to cover. Some out loud to my husband as they are hilariously funny although some poignant and thought provoking. I envy his writing talent! “
Helen Shah “the perfect entertainment for a Speakers Club dinner”
Kayley Wilson “I loved the relevance of his material and things we could all relate to. It was good to genuinely laugh out loud and feel relaxed. I bought a book too and am loving reading it.”
Thanks again Steve. I hope we hear you again.
Take care.
Sue Heaven
Head of Fundraising, Admin & P.R
"This mornings show had a great mix of comic, serious, rhyming and non- rhyming verse which was much appreciated by the audience. Several members came up to me afterwards and said how much they enjoyed the show. Steven’s presentation and banter was also very entertaining and added to our members having a good time. He is definitely on our list to book again.
Peter Sellek, Chairman, Cookridge and Horsforth U3A”
Testimonial
How lucky we were to welcome Steven P. Taylor - Poetry to perform to us at Oddfellows Hall in Bury. Steven’s poetry evoked so many emotions for our fabulous members, bringing back long forgotten memories of mischief and mayhem in their (and my own) childhoods. We can’t wait to welcome him back! For those who couldn’t make it, you won’t want to miss it next time!
“What a wonderful start to our 2025 meetings. Steve brought joy, love, wisdom and laughter to our meeting with his poems and his delivery. We had over 40 ladies from Radcliffe Townswomen’s Guild at the meeting and there was a lot of positive feedback from them. Highly recommended.”
Kathryn – Radcliffe Townswomen’s Guild (January 2025)