Laurie Page
"When I perform my poems, I feel like I’m finally saying the things I’ve always desperately wanted to say in the precise way I want to say them. And when I listen to others’ poetry, I hang on every word, because each is a direct line to their inner life. I see poetry as the ultimate vehicle of empathy."
To listen to Laurie is a profound gift. Her lyrical tones and cadence as a transgender poet transcend ordinary expression, taking listeners on a sublime journey through identity, truth, and transformation. Her voice carries both strength and vulnerability, weaving experiences into powerful verse that resonates deeply with audiences.
Megan Simson Creative Producer The Jawbone Collective
Listen to Laurie recite her epic poem
'Don't Call Her England'
Laurie Page
Laurie is a Devon based poet whose writing explores experiences of land, gender, and language in a shifting time. She has a background in music and often channels the melodic and rhythmical through her writing. She has been writing poetry regularly for almost a decade and has performed at various literary events, showcases and open mics, including Plymouth’s Storyteller Festival, Tunes in the Park with Sprout Spoken, Pride in Plymouth Takeover: LGBTQIA+ History Month, Wonderzoo’s Stripped Back Sessions, as well as headlining Totnes’ Wordstir and Exeter’s Taking the Mic.
Laurie was nominated for the Forward and Pushcart Prize 2024, and the Polari Prize 2025. She is the winner of the 2025 Charlotte Fox Short Story Prize.
Laurie is the resident compère of Pyre Events, Plymouth
Laurie's June 7th Workshop "Out on the Page" info here
The Colour of Thunder
"Laurie Page's extraordinary debut collection 'The Colour of Thunder' takes the reader on a kaledescopic psychic journey from the depths of dissociative dysmorphia to something approaching resolution: simultaneously chronicling a concious becoming and a frenetic escape in to being.
This is no simplistic narrative but a deep existential dive into what it means to be alive and to become alive. The work is rich in metaphor and subtle musicality, ranging widely across time and space and yet always firmly rooted within the author's physical body and mind. The language is sublime. Meanings are subtle and layered, structures complex and precise, the tension between yearning and acceptance omnipresent. The overall effect is deeply moving. A fascinating, illuminating and beautifully human book."
Tim King
Poet, Bard of Exeter 2019-21, Host of Taking The Mic
"Laurie’s poetic voice as a writer and performer is a constantly unfolding gift of exquisite observation, rapture and mystique. Her collection The Colour of Thunder is an invitation to the best kind of place to get lost in.
We learn, unskin and grow every time we read or hear Laurie perform."
Ceri Baker
Poet, Bard of Exeter 2024
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