A Hurricane in my Head

by Matt Abbott

Overview

With surprising honesty and words that resonate long after reading, A Hurricane in My Head tackles the themes of friendship, bullying, technology and the life of a modern teenager. These poems say the things we can't always put into words; they may make you laugh, they may make you cry, but they will most definitely make you reminisce, escape, discover...

This is a truly stunning collection from Matt Abbott, nationally acclaimed writer and performer, with poems that will make you want to become a poet and put your own words to paper – much to the perplexity of any careers advisor!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472963512
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/11/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Matt Abbott is a spoken word artist, activist and nationally acclaimed writer and performer from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. After a major label music career in his late teens and early twenties, he returned to the love of poetry which began after he'd left school. Since 2013, Matt has been delivering poetry and creative writing workshops to schools, galleries and museums; devising sessions for groups ranging from primary school pupils through to adult non-formal learning groups. Matt is currently the leading Creative Practitioner for primary formal learning at The Hepworth Wakefield, an ambassador for Eureka! The National Children's Museum and Poet-in-Residence at the National Coal Mining Museum for England. He has shared the stage with the likes of Kate Tempest, Carol Ann Duffy, Salena Godden, Florence + The Machine and Mark Steel.