Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word

Driven by his Queer Manx identity, Simon has sought to speak truth in the finest words he can find since 2012. Simon’s main theme is living as a queer man addressing issues from a personal, social and/or political perspective including mental health & suicide, shame & oppression, bullying & prejudice and drugs. He also writes about death & loss; nature & wildlife, Africa & India.
Simon Maddrell was born in Douglas, Isle of Man in 1965 and brought up in Bolton, Lancashire. He has lived In London since 1999.
In 2002, after a 12-year business career, including ten years at Xerox, Simon founded and ran a multi award-winning charity, Excellent Development, in 2002. In 2016, he resigned as Executive Director to enable him to focus on writing and performing.

Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word’s tracks

• Men Dangling [Spoken Word Version] by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• HIV Stigma Kills [Spoken Word Version] by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Dear Parent [Spoken Word Version] by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Moment Of Madness by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Paddington Bear by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Sunrise At Charmouth Beach by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Missing by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Majestic Matriarch by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Ode To Be Gay by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word
• Whimberry Pie by Simon Maddrell Poetry & Spoken Word