Poet, Novelist & Educator
Eyup! I’m Matt Abbott. I’m a Wakefield-born poet, novelist, and educator. I’m one of the UK’s leading facilitators of poetry in schools and also one of the UK’s leading poets for brand poetry commissions.
My début poetry collection for adults, Peacocks Can’t Swim, is out with Broken Sleep Books on 31 January. My début novel, Bouncing Bricks, will follow in Spring.
I have a Substack newsletter called The Day Job, which provides weekly creative and practical resources for new and emerging poets. I’m also open to one-on-one mentoring.
“An artist with something to say, who knows how to say it.”
The Scotsman“Matt Abbott is the voice of the UK in uprising. Powerful, empathetic, and necessary.”
Joelle Taylor
“Teachers, library staff, and students all raved about his sessions. He was able to engage large groups with ease and sparked an excitement for poetry and writing with the students.”
Northern Children’s Book Festival“That was honestly the best school speaker I have ever seen in all my 30 years of teaching, he was off the scale brilliant.”
Caldew School, Carlisle
I’m also known as the lyricist/frontman of indie band Skint & Demoralised and for running LIVEwire Poetry.
If you’re interested in live performances, school visits, brand poetry commissions, or mentoring, you can contact me here.
