We take care to work only with poets who are accomplished at writing commissioned poetry. Please take a look at their profiles below to learn a little more about them.
Helen Mort
Helen Mort was born in Sheffield. She has published two pamphlets with the tall lighthouse and her second, ’A Pint For The Ghost’, was a Poetry Book Society Choice. Her poems have appeared in magazines including The Spectator, Poetry Review and the Manhattan Review and she’s also a regular performer, appearing at festivals such as Latitude …
Jon Stone
Jon Stone was born in Derby and currently lives in Whitechapel, London. He is co-creator and co-editor of both Sidekick Books and Fuselit magazine, with Kirsten Irving, and was highly commended in the National Poetry Competition in 2010, the same year his debut pamphlet, ‘Scarecrows’, was published by Happenstance. His poetry has been anthologised in City …
Kirsten Irving
Kirsten Irving is one half of the team behind cult hand-made magazine Fuselit and small anthology press Sidekick Books. Her debut poetry pamphlet, ‘What To Do’ was released in April 2011 by Happenstance and her debut collection, ‘Never Never Never Come Back’ is out in September 2012 from Salt. Her poetry has also been anthologised …
Mirabella Mitchell
Mirabella is an undergraduate at Princeton University concentrating in English Literature, Creative Writing, and French who has received the University’s “Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Work” in 2010 for poetry. She has studied with poets James Richardson, Thomas Sayers Ellis, and Susan Stewart and is the creator and administrator of the University’s Writers Studio, as well as the weekly Creative …
Poetry for Mustard Bistro in Chelmsford, Essex
