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Adam Lowe

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Biography

Adam Lowe (he/his, mostly) is a writer, performer and publisher from Leeds, UK, though he currently lives in Manchester. He is the UK’s LGBT+ History Month Poet Laureate and was Yorkshire’s Poet for 2012. He writes poetry, plays and fiction, and he occasionally performs in drag as Beyonce Holes. He is of Kittitian, British and Irish descent. He graduated with both a BA and MA from the University of Leeds. Adam writes about disability, LGBT+ experiences, and the lives of mixed-race Black British communities. He founded and runs Young Enigma, a writer development project for young writers; is Editor-in-Chief of Vada Magazine and Dog Horn Publishing; and is Publicity Officer for Peepal Tree Press. Patterflash is his first full length book of poems.

Years Attended

2022 Bocas UK Tour, 2023 Adult’s Festival Participant

Adam Lowe

Author, Poet
UK
Events Featuring Adam Lowe
2023
Take Three: Andre Bagoo, Adam Lowe, and Padraig Regan
Festival Programme Event
Poetry Event
Event Date: April 30, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
Old Fire Station
2023
The Intimacy of Poetry, with Adam Lowe
Festival Programme Event
Workshop Event
Event Date: April 29, 2023 @ 2:00 pm
1st Floor Seminar Room