Massachusetts State Beat Poet Laureate 2017 -2019

U S National Beat Poet Laureate 2019 – 2020.

New Generation Beat Poet Laureate, (2022-Lifetime)

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National Beat Poetry Festival 2019 – Performance with Tony Vacca
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National Beat Poetry Festival 2020 – New video by Nigel R Mitchell – spoken word by Paul Richmond – Tony Vacca – percussion, John Isaac Sheldon – guitar, Do It Now, Who Works for Who?
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Change – Are you ready for a change – Watch Here

Why are you always Screaming – Watch Here

Paul is best described as political, deadpan and wryly humorous delivered in his own style. He has been called, “Assassin of Apathy – power of words / humor – on the unthinkable, the unsolvable, to analyze to digest to give birth to creativity and hope.”

“Push the Button” Watch Here

He has performed performed nationally and internationally: The Austin International Poetry Festival, in Austin TX, four years, a feature Poet 2018. A featured poets at Gödör Klubban at the Jazzköltexzeti est in Budapest, Hungary. A featured poet at Beat Festival Stockholm, Sweden. Edinburgh Fringe Festival Scotland 2018, performed 12 shows. At the Massachusetts Poetry Festival part of a featured anthology. Featured Poet at West End Poetry Festival NC. A featured poets in the movie “Trash” by Bucky Jones, all the “dialog” was poetry. Featured Poet 2017, 2018, 2019 at the National Beat Poetry Festival. 2020 Performed several times in Senegal, Africa with the Senegal – American project.

Paul created Human Error Publishing, organizes monthly readings and annual Word festivals/events and publishes other authors, more than 50 as of now

He has seven books; “No Guarantees – Adjust and Continue.”, “Ready or Not – Living in the Break Down Lane” and “Too Much of a Good Thing – In the land of Scarcity – Breeds Contempt”, “You Might Need A Bigger Hammer”, “Words 4 Sandwiches” , “The Twenty Four Hour Store – Was Closed.“ and “Swimming Lessons on the Titanic” and published in many journals, magazines, anthologies and poetry collections.

Many videos on his youtube channel – Here

Visit his web site Here

An interview Paul Richmond did for ARTFLAkES CBA English TV, Voices of East Africa, it may bring a laugh, hope, give strength to your own voice, now is the time to use it, watch it here

On Bandcamp a number of recordings with Do It Now

You can donate and buy books on his Ko-Fi site here