Don't Forget to Flush!

John Eaton is a poet and song writer, also a nurse and care
home manager. He lives and works in Taunton, Somerset, UK. John started writing
in the COVID lockdown as a means of staying sane, and of keeping in touch and
building his relationship with his granddaughter, Evaleigh. He has always had
an affinity with the English language. Space and time created by the pandemic
provided him with the opportunity to create. John is passionate about
encouraging literacy and a love of the English language. When John left school,
he didn't know what, if anything, he might be good at. As one of eight children
growing up on a council estate, he didn't aspire to a higher purpose. However,
working in a psychiatric hospital and qualifying as a Mental Health Nurse
(RMN), then as a Registered General Nurse (RGN), led him overseas. He went on
to establish a successful healthcare training business and, subsequently, a
growing care home in Somerset. His work is inspired by the people, punishment,
pathos, and humorous proclamations he encounters in his day job.



John's first collection of poems, Thoughts from a Faraway
Place (Austin Macauley) was published in 2021. Thus far, John has also
written and produced more than a dozen Spid the Spider books for children, and
three accompanying albums, as well as many songs supporting the Ukrainian
relief effort, including the album, Under Ukrainian Skies. The music was
mostly composed by Pete Dymond, Dymond Studios. Listen to musical versions of
John's work at https://soundcloud.com/john-eaton-205933369 and on all good streaming
services