Meet Me

Paul Clifton was born in Crystal Palace, London in 1988. As a young child he moved to Croydon, before relocating with his family to Wrexham, North Wales in 2001 during his teenage years. Wrexham has remained his home ever since, a place he holds close to his heart and proudly calls home.

Paul is an author and poet whose books have received praise from renowned poets, authors, and writers for his distinctive writing style. An imaginative and ambitious poet, he is known for transforming everyday moments, personal experiences, and heartfelt reflections into original and meaningful pieces of creative writing.

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He regularly performs his work in Wrexham and across Northeast Wales and Cheshire at literary events and festivals. Alongside writing and performing, Paul is actively involved in the local literary community. He is a committee member of Wrexham’s annual literary festival, Carnival of Words, and a member of both Chester Poets and Wrexham Writers, with the latter co-writing the group’s newsletter. 

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Paul co-founded, organised, and hosted the successful open mic poetry event Viva Voce, which became a well-established platform for local poets and was featured on S4C, with guest appearances from Alys Conran and the late Les Barker. The anthology The Creative Freedom of the Mind was later published as a result of Viva Voce, bringing together poetry from many of the writers who performed at the events.

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Paul looks back on these experiences with fond memories and continues to look forward to future creative projects, whether through writing, performance, or literary events.

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Paul's Books to Date:

Lone Lines & Quest Echoes (2026)

1988 - A Poetic Diary of Wrexham Author (2024)

My Heart Bleeds Ink (2016)

Slices of Life - Short Stories and Poems (2011)

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Other Anthologies Paul's Poetry Features in: 

Love Letters to Wrexham (2026)

The Creative Freedom of The Mind (2020)

Fragile Things (2019)

Unheard (2016)