Working Animals

Liam Bates is a poet originally from the Black Country, currently living in Cambridge. His poems have been published by various publications including Ambit, Popshot, Abridged and Anthropocene and have been commended or shortlisted in competitions by Magma, Bridport Prize, Creative Future and Wolverhampton Literature Festival. His first two pamphlets are available from Broken Sleep Books, winner of the Michael Marks Publishing Award 2020, and he is currently working towards his full-length debut, with funding from Arts Council England. This is expected for release in summer 2022. Liam is experienced in leading workshops and reading poems and has many years of experience working with young people.