In 2008, Phones, Tones and Trombones was the first of two Trombone Poetry nights at the Humber Mouth Festival in Hull. This collaborative performance brought John Robinson and Paul Taylor together for the first time, and they got to know each other's work better over the next decade, leading to a more substantial collaboration in Other Ranks, written by Robinson and with a musical score from Taylor.
After establishing an ad hoc ensemble for music/poetry adventures in Hull, Hearing Things, with ace percussionist Gary Hammond, they embarked on a shared book project and have now published Hulling.
The main section of Hulling is a collection of poetry written in or about Hull, sharing and interweaving their wildly varying experiences in that city. Preceding this are new selections of their recent writing, with no theme or remit. Throughout the book there are original, uncaptioned photographs taken in Hull by Taylor.
Whether seeing eye to eye or looking the other way, the two poets revel in playful poetry and Northern humour.
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