Luke Wright (poet) explained

Luke Wright
Occupation:Poet
Nationality:British

Luke Wright (born 14 January 1982) is a British poet, performer, publisher, curator and broadcaster.

Life and career

Raised in northeast Essex, Wright is an alumnus of the Colchester Sixth Form College.[1] There he began writing and performing poetry at age 17 after seeing Martin Newell and John Cooper Clarke perform.[2]

He formed the poetry collective, Aisle16, with Ross Sutherland in 2000.[2] Aisle16 created three poetry/theatre shows uses video and projections: Powerpoint (2004), Poetry Boyband (2005) and Aisle16's Services To Poetry (2006). Services to Poetry was commissioned by Candida Lycett Green to commemorate the centenary of her father, John Betjeman's, birth; it was made into a film.[3] Aisle16 have continued to develop new ensemble work via their London-based "literary cabaret" night, HOMEWORK.[4] Wright has been involved in a number of these and in 2011, returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with Aisle16 members, Tim Clare and John Osborne, for Aisle16 R Kool.

In 2006, Wright began creating solo shows of his poetry.[2] By 2015, he had created nine.[5] He is the author of several books and pamphlets. Wright tours as a support act for John Cooper Clarke.[6]

Wright curated the Poetry Arena at Latitude Festival[7] from 2006 till 2015. In 2007 Wright also hosted and programmed "Luke Wright's Poetry Party" in The Meadows In Edinburgh over two days in August, it was the Fringe Festival's first dedicated poetry venue in its sixty-year history.

In 2009, Wright set-up Nasty Little Press, an independent publishing house focusing on poets better known for their live performance work.[8]

Stage shows

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sixth Form College, Colchester | News Archives . Colchsfc.ac.uk . 3 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Hay . Malcolm . Luke Wright: interview . Timeout.com . 16 February 2007 . 3 January 2016.
  3. Web site: film.
  4. Web site: Aisle 16 « Icasm Magazine. https://archive.today/20120722004307/http://theicasm.com/tag/aisle-16/ . dead . 2012-07-22 .
  5. Web site: Shows . Luke Wright . 3 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Review: John Cooper Clarke and Luke Wright at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, December 2 - Music and festivals - East Anglian Daily Times. https://archive.today/20150126123500/http://www.eadt.co.uk/what-s-on/music-and-festivals/review_john_cooper_clarke_and_luke_wright_at_the_apex_bury_st_edmunds_december_2_1_3872112. 26 January 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Greenfield . Frances . Luke Wright – interview | The Sphinx . Liverpoolstudentmedia.com . 3 January 2016 . https://archive.today/20150126123519/http://liverpoolstudentmedia.com/2013/04/luke-wright-interview/ . 26 January 2015 . dead .
  8. Web site: An interview with Luke Wright of Nasty Little Press | Books . The Skinny . 3 January 2016.
  9. Web site: Hello . Aisle 16: Powerpoint . The Scotsman . 12 August 2004 . 3 January 2016.
  10. Web site: Manchester - Entertainment - Aisle 16: Poetry Boyband at Mint Lounge . BBC . 3 January 2016.
  11. News: Brian Logan . Luke Wright: Poet Laureate, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh | Stage . The Guardian . 18 August 2006. 3 January 2016.
  12. Web site: 5x15 . 5x15stories.com . 3 January 2015.
  13. Web site: Luke Wright, Poet & Man - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest . Festmag.co.uk . 2 August 2007 . 3 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127224010/https://www.festmag.co.uk/archive/2007/50076-luke_wright_poet_man . 27 January 2016 . dead .
  14. Web site: Luke Wright: A Poet's Work is Never Done - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest . Festmag.co.uk . 13 August 2008 . 3 January 2016.
  15. Web site: Lennox . Emma . Who Writes This Crap? | Edinburgh Festival . Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk . 14 August 2008 . 3 January 2016.
  16. Web site: Sulaiman . Yasmin . Luke Wright – His concerns may be petty but the poetry is not | Edinburgh Festival . Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk . 16 August 2009 . 3 January 2016.
  17. Web site: Donaldson . Brian . Luke Wright's Cynical Ballads | Edinburgh Festival . Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk . 8 August 2011 . 3 January 2016.
  18. Web site: Aisle16 R Kool! - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest . Festmag.co.uk . 21 August 2011 . 3 January 2016.
  19. Web site: Luke Wright: Your New Favourite Poet . Exeunt Magazine . 3 January 2016.
  20. Web site: Spoken word review: Luke Wright – Essex Lion . WOW247 . 6 August 2013 . 3 January 2016.
  21. Web site: Edinburgh festival review: What I Learned from Johnny Bevan – powerfully poetic storytelling . Guardian.co.uk . 16 August 2015 . 3 January 2016.
  22. Web site: REVIEW: LUKE WRIGHT'S THE TOLL AT NORWICH ARTS CENTRE. Norwich. Radical. 29 January 2017.
  23. Web site: Frankie Vah - Soho Theatre . sohotheatre.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180523095416/https://sohotheatre.com/shows/frankie-vah/ . 23 May 2018 . dead.
  24. Web site: Luke Wright, Poet Laureate. Soho Theatre. en-GB. 15 April 2019.
  25. Web site: The Remains of Logan Dankworth review – a poet for our day. TheGuardian.com. 31 January 2020.
  26. Web site: Luke Wright: The Ballad Seller – Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, London. 15 July 2021.
  27. Web site: 2022-03-11 . Luke Wright – King's Place, London . 2022-05-04 . The Reviews Hub . en-US.
  28. Book: Wright, Luke.. Mondeo man. 2013. Penned in the Margins. 9781908058096. London. 812688947.
  29. Book: Wright, Luke. What I learned from Johnny Bevan. 978-1908058331. London. 932578543. 9 February 2016.
  30. Book: Wright, Luke. The toll. 9781908058546. London. 1004273151. 31 March 2017.
  31. Book: Wright, Luke. Frankie Vah. 978-1908058584. London. 1006309292. 8 January 2018.
  32. Book: Wright, Luke.. After engine trouble. 2018. Rough Trade Books. 9781912722235. 1st. London. 1091501045.
  33. Book: Wright, Luke. The Remains of Logan Dankworth. 978-1908058690. London. 1109795395. 17 January 2020.
  34. Book: Wright, Luke. The Feel-Good Movie of the Year . 978-1908058867. London. 1109795395. 15 March 2021.

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