Ian lives in West Yorkshire. His work is widely published in journals and anthologies, such as The Forward Book of Poetry 2019, The Poetry Review, The Rialto, Ambit & Magma. Awards include first prize in the Poetry Society’s Hamish Canham Prize. In 2018, he was Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes for Poetry. A fellow of The Complete Works, Ian’s poems are showcased in Ten: Poets of the New Generation (Bloodaxe). His debut full-length collection, Zebra, is forthcoming from Nine Arches Press in Spring 2019. Read more
First book coming soon
Ian’s debut full-length collection of poetry, Zebra, is forthcoming from Nine Arches Press in April 2019.
‘Return of the discotheque dancers’, a celebration of lives lost to AIDS in the early years of the disease, was Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2018.
In these troubled times we need more good poets than ever. Luckily I’ve seen the future of poetry – and it’s bright.
– Christina Patterson, The Guardian