Tommy Barclay Tommy Barclay as born in Glasgow but moved to Leigh, Lancashire. He worked in a carpet mill and as well as writing for Mancunian Gay and being part of Commonword’s Northern Gay Writers group. Featured in: Write On 19Northern Gay WritersTurning PointsBeyond Paradise Poetry by Lesbians and Gay MenPoetic Licence: Poems by Writers from the Greater Manchester areaNailing Colours Poems of Rebellion Share this: FacebookTweet