Lee Benson

Lee Benson

Lee Benson

My life, my books, my poetry

Lee Benson is a writer, a poet and a radio host from the Black Country in England. Having owned a successful art gallery in Birmingham, Lee now concentrates on his creativity as an author of various books and as a performing poet.
"Never too late" is Lee's battle cry.

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

- Oscar Wilde



Books

Poetry

Children's books

Anthologies

Discographies

Books

No Naked Walls

Three stages of mayhem… What does it take to pin your fortunes on owning an art gallery? Think about it; all those crazy artists, bargain-hunting customers and highly emotionally charged…

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The True Tale Of Rotton Towers

Not just any haunted house mystery – a true one with the names changed to protect the innocent.

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So You Want To Own An Art Gallery

An art gallery is serious business…isn’t it? Not when it involves manic artists and predatory female staff it isn’t.”The funniest and sexiest of debut novels”

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Where’s Your Art Gallery Now? (That’s Art, That’s Life Book 2)

‘A successful gallery runs on copious bottles of wine and colourfully intoxicated customers.’ Discuss! More amusing interludes in the life of a gallery owner. Sequel to So You Want To…

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Now You’re the Artist…Deal With It (Art For Art’s Sake…Really! Book 3)

Having sold his gallery, he can indulge his own creative urges. But art is never plain sailing…

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Shapely Curves And Bumpers: A drooling look at classic cars

There is something so magical and wondrous walking around classic car shows. The Chrome, the leather the curves, the design and workmanship plus the light reflections on the polished surfaces…

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Poetry

Random Hopefulness: A collection of thoughts and rambling poetic moments

This latest collection of observations, humour, love and loss with just enough tongue in cheek thrown in for good measure Lee has eight books published and this is the first…

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Got It Right (The New Poets Book 32)

A collection of poetic oddities by the Birmingham-based musician and children’s author Lee Benson.

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Jottings & Scribbles (The New Poets Book 4)

Lee Benson was formerly the owner of a successful Birmingham art gallery called ‘Number Nine’ as well as being a fine watercolourist in his own right. Since closing the gallery’s…

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Random Word Trips

Enter the magical Milligan-esque world of Lee Benson

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Jottings and Scribbles (The New Poets)

Milligan-esque verse – a naive but profound look at the journey of life.

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Every Picture Hides A Friend (The New Poets Book 12)

Lee Benson was formerly the owner of a successful Birmingham art gallery called ‘Number Nine’ as well as being a fine watercolourist in his own right. Since closing the gallery’s…

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Close But Not Close Enough (The New Poets Book 13)

The fourth volume of Lee Benson’s idiosyncratic verse as he attacks life and extols love in his own unique manner.

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Meandering With Intent (The New Poets Book 2)

Lee Benson’s second naive look at the journey of life in verse.

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Failing To Be Serious (The New Poets Book 3)

The debut collection of verse from Lee Benson which takes a humourous look at the journey of life.

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Jottings and Scribbles: Dyslexia Friendly Edition

Lee Benson was formerly the owner of a successful Birmingham art gallery called ‘Number Nine’ as well as being a fine watercolourist in his own right. Since closing the gallery’s…

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Scratch The Sky (The New Poets Book 26)

A further collection of poetic oddities and such-like

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Who’d Of Thought It? (The New Poets Book 31)

A collection of poetic oddities and such-like…

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Children's books

The Eggseptional edition of The Adventures of Henry Egg

Here is the eggseptional version of the first-ever Henry egg book with added illustrations, in child-friendly and library-friendly fonts. Henry Egg, the unbreakable egg, in his first adventure. Does he […]

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The new Sun Bears and Orangutans

Lee’s latest children’s book is over 81 pages long with illustrations by Lesley Ware. This story tells the tale of a school boy falling asleep in class and waking up […]

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Bearowl: A bear that loves to growl and doesn’t give a hoot

A bear that loves to growl and doesn’t give a hoot. Bearowl decides to leave the forest and go on a great big adventure.He tries to learn to drive then…

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Grandpa’s Piano

Cassie wanted to know what all the gold disk were having up in her Grandpas narrow boat, He explained that he used to be in a band,Sadly he had no…

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The Adventures of Dan Bear

Will our intrepid adventurers stop The North Pole from melting?Can A Polar bear pole dance around the North Pole on ice skatesWonderful real photos taken at the North Pole

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Six Of Another: Volume 2 (Henry Egg Stories)

Six more wonderfully daft stories of Henry Egg and his friends – ideal bedtime fodder for 4-8 year olds.

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Theres An Elephant In The Tree

Where do you find elephants.Not always where you expect them to be.

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Twelve Eggs In A Book

Henry Egg has any number of ancestors, among them Henry Ugg, Eggius Maximus, Egg Benedict and Eleanor of Eggquitaine. You can meet them all and read his adventures with Scrambler…

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Sun Bears And Orangutans

A conservation tale about the jungles of Borneo and the fabulous but endangered Sun Bears and Orangutans who call them home.

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The Adventures of Shelly Egg: Could you hear her?

An egg that loves to sing!Well say hello to Shelly Egg, She sings with rappers on the street, can’t sing to bagpipes and meets her herothe Great Omeletto in Las…

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The Adventures of Henry Egg: The Eggseptional edition

It all started with an egg in a fridge. His name was Henry Egg and he escaped from the egg box and launched himself out of the fridgeDid he break.…

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Alienegg: The Eggstraterrestrial egg

The adventure of an alien egg which leaves the fridge and ventures around the universe chased by a race of Egglets who want one thing…. A Story

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Half A Dozen Of One…: (funny skwiggly print version) (The Henry Egg Histories Book 1)

Six eggstremely exciting stories of Henry Egg and his friends for 4-8 year olds.

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The Adventures of Alien Egg: The Eggstraterrestrial

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Wilhemena and Her Wind

Who doesn’t like baked bean? One girl loves them with the most explosive side effects. Her name is Wilhemena and she eats them every single dayOH NO. What will happen.…

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Anthologies

The Brumology: The Author City Birmingham Anthology

An anthology of short fiction themed around Birmingham written by authors attending the Author City 2023 event at the Council House Birmingham on 15th July 2023. Stories by Lee Benson,…

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Artists 4 Syria: Stop Bombing Children (Anthologies)

Stourbridge’s artists, writers, musicians and athletes demand that the inhumanity of dropping bombs on Syrian children stops right now. The authors and poets featured in this book have given their…

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New Street Stories: An Anthology of New Writing by New Street Authors

Take a walk down Birmingham’s main street, at the heart of England, and experience 400 years of historical fiction, fantasy, time travel, crime and comedy.An unlikely threesome re-enact Jaws on…

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Unshriven: Tales From Beyond (Anthologies)

Stories founded in the unhallowed states of those who can never rest and those who see the dead.

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Remember Me (Anthologies)

Remember Me is a Dementia Friendly 2020 project and the book is a record of the artwork, verses, stories and lessons learned during the project. 50% of the proceeds from…

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Discographies

The Blockheads: Complete Recordings Illustrated: 109 (Essential Discographies)

The discography for Ian Dury’s wonderfully talented support group The Blockheads and for the solo careers of their leading lights.

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Talk Talk: Complete Recordings Illustrated: 141 (Essential Discographies)

Talk Talk, Mark Hollis, O.Rang, Barking Psychosis and Rustin Man – a complete discography.

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The Groundhogs: Complete Recordings Illustrated (Essential Discographies Book 66)

The discography for the British blues-rock band The Groundhogs and their founder, guitarist Tony McPhee

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Billy Joel: Complete Recordings Illustrated (Essential Discographies Book 92)

The discography of the hit American singer-songwriter Billy Joel

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Supertramp: Complete Recordings Illustrated: 86 (Essential Discographies)

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Thin Lizzy: Complete Recordings Illustrated (Essential Discographies Book 122)

The discography for the great Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the solo recordings of the band’s creator Phil Lynott.

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Sad Café: Complete Recordings Illustrated (Essential Discographies Book 80)

The recording history of Mancunian band behind the hit ‘Everyday Hurts’. Contains an introduction from the Sad Cafe bassist, Des Tong.

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Alice Cooper: Complete Recordings Illustrated (Essential Discographies Book 83)

Discography which collects all the recorded work of Alice Cooper, the original band and the frontman who became Alice for all future purposes. Updated November 2024

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