Playing With Words
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Previous Books

I have published three collections of poetry with the very excellent Burning Eye Books and am about to publish my fourth with the also very excellent Canongate! Scroll below for a bit of info about each, or skip straight to my store where you can buy them here.

The Sunshine Kid

The Sunshine Kid

My first collection of poems! Following my journey from performing maths-themed Jay-Z homages in my school battle of the bands competition to becoming the world poetry slam champion. probably the most appropriate for kids/teenagers (as I was one when i wrote it.) Featuring such fan faves as 59, The Scientist And The Bumblebee, Dinosaur Love and Paper People. Available to order here.

Wonderful

Wonderful

The glorious third act! A book that was an absolute delight to write, focussing on the little things in this world that make it so worth living. Despite containing more vulnerability and pain than ever before with poems such as Trying and Sunflowers, it makes the hard-earned joy all the more worth it. The best introduction to current era HB, before working your way through the back catalogue. Also contains the title poem Wonderful, Wellies, Interrailing and Postcodes, among others. Available to order here.

Unashamed

Unashamed

The difficult second album/book. Eight years in the making (due to detours into the worlds of battle rap, musical comedy and a global pandemic) but oh so worth the wait. A book about celebrating who you are, and all the quirks that come with you. My most maths-y of all three books, and includes everyone’s favourite love poem Dust, as well as Maybe, Unashamed, Falafellöffel, Impossible, and an A-Z of Time and Space. Available to order here.