James Domestic – Suffolk Poetry Society

James Domestic is a poet, musician, songwriter, vocalist, DJ, and painter.

James’ poetry has been compared to John Cooper Clarke, Spike Milligan, Ivor Cutler, and Benjamin Zephaniah, amongst others.

He holds a doctorate from the University of Essex and has toured across Europe with his band, The Domestics. Having grown up in Essex, he now resides in Sudbury, Suffolk with his partner and their two cats.

James has been featured on many podcasts and blogs and has appeared on BBC Essex radio, and BBC Breakfast television. He was recently commissioned to write and perform a piece for the ‘We, The Poets’ podcast, by multi-award-winning poet, Mark Grist. He also features in a radio documentary, ‘Teletext 50’ celebrating fifty years since the birth of the blocky broadcast medium, alongside satirical novelty political candidate, Count Binface and Ricardo Autobahn of 1999 one-hit-wonders, The Cuban Boys.

He performs at poetry events across the UK and has several poetry collections under his belt via Earth Island Books, Backroom Poetry etc.

“Words that bite, belch, and bleed in their brilliance” (Mark Grist, multi-award-winning poet and star of Channel 4’s ‘Mr Drew’s School for Boys’)

“James’ poetry sharply focuses in on the raw ridiculous truth of the world that is right in front of us all.” (Scott Coe, spoken word artist & former Stamford Poet Laureate)

“Through his use of clever wordplay and satire, Domestic effortlessly dissects societal norms, political landscapes, and personal dilemmas.” (Djordje Miladinović, Thoughts Words Action)

Contact:
www.earthislandbooks.com
www.jamesdomestic.com
https://www.facebook.com/jamesdomestic
https://www.instagram.com/james_domestic
jamesdomestic@hotmail.com

A Day Out at the Seaside
 
Have a day out at the seaside
you can buy a stick of rock
Someone’s made a dirty protest
in the beachfront toilet block
 
Have a day out at the seaside
why not give the pier a try
Have a bellyful of lager
and throw up on all the rides
 
Have a day out at the seaside
let the waves lap at your feet
If you need a pee, go in the sea
it’s fine if you’re discreet
 
Have a day out at the seaside
you could have some candy floss
though the wind’ll whip it off the stick
and you’ll end up vexed and cross
 
Have a day out at the seaside
take your spade, and bucket too
Build a castle out of sand
syringes, condoms, and dog poo
 
Have a day out at the seaside
the architecture’s quite impressive
Deco balconies on the HMOs
but inside they’re quite depressing
 
Have a day out at the seaside
but don’t go in the sea
it’s full of turds, and dead sea birds
and looks a weird colour to me
 
Have a day out at the seaside
you could play beach volleyball
a sunburnt, bloated idiot
a hyperventilating fool
 
Have a day out at the seaside
you could have a donkey ride
but when the donkeys clock you
they all run away and hide

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Website: https://jamesdomestic.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DomesticJames
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