Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 30, 2026
Paul Tanner

Paul Tanner

Tanner earns minimum wage and writes about it. Help. Help him, for ffs.

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About Paul Tanner

Tanner was born in Liverpool tomorrow. And again, just now. Shop Talk: Poems for Shop Workers was published by Penniless Press. No Refunds: Poems and Cartoons from your local Supermarket is out now, from Alien Buddha Press. His star sign is Libido. He enjoys pillage and colouring in.

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  • literary and covid safety

    Tanner earns minimum wage and writes about it. Help. Help him, for ffs.

  • the bing and the bong

    "...mouth yapping and his finger wagging..."

  • beauty and that

    "...it's just something I can't see..."

  • the late slip

    "...I'm wondering why I bothered..."

  • 4 male adults

    "...they're not wearing straight jackets or foaming at the mouth..."

  • just another political shift

    "...I had to do something, since no one else was..."

  • names

    "...a voice on the other end said: you can

  • like a law

    "...real people on their way to their real jobs..."

  • left out

    "...did you really think the world needed more you?..."

  • produce

    "...the company waits in its own shadows:..."