Luke Wright (poet)

Luke Wright
Luke Wright, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
Luke Wright, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
OccupationPoet
NationalityBritish
Website
www.lukewright.co.uk

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

  • Powerpoint, 2004 (with Aisle16)[9]
  • Poetry Boyband, 2005 (with Aisle16)[10]
  • Poet Laureate, 2006[11]
  • Aisle16's Services to Poetry, 2007 (with Aisle16)[12]
  • Poet & Man, 2007[13]
  • A Poet's Work Is Never Done, 2008[14]
  • Who Writes This Crap?, 2008 (with Joel Stickley)[15]
  • The Petty Concerns of Luke Wright, 2009[16]
  • Luke Wright's Cynical Ballads, 2011[17]
  • Aisle16 R Kool, 2011 (with Aisle16)[18]
  • Your New Favourite Poet, 2012[19]
  • Essex Lion, 2013[20]
  • Stay-at-Home Dandy, 2015[6]
  • What I Learned From Johnny Bevan, 2015[21]
  • The Toll, 2017[22]
  • Frankie Vah, 2017[23]
  • Luke Wright: Poet Laureate, 2018[24]
  • The Remains of Logan Dankworth, 2019[25]
  • The Ballad Seller, 2020[26]
  • Touring Show 2022 - Come! Come On! Meet Me!, 2022[27]

Publications

  • Live From The Hellfire Club (with Aisle16) - 2005, Egg Box
  • Who Writes This Crap? (with Joel Stickley) - 2007, Penguin (also a live show in 2008)
  • High Performance - 2009, Nasty Little Press
  • The Vile Ascent of Lucien Gore and What The People Did - 2011, Nasty Little Press
  • Mondeo Man, 2013, Penned in the Margins[28]
  • What I Learned From Johnny Bevan, 2016, Penned in the Margins[29]
  • The Toll, 2017, Penned in the Margins[30]
  • Frankie Vah, 2018, Penned in the Margins[31]
  • After Engine Trouble, 2018, Rough Trade Books[32]
  • The Ballad Seller, 2020, Nasty Little Press
  • The Remains of Logan Dankworth, 2020, Penned in the Margins[33]
  • The Feel-Good Movie of the Year, 2021, Penned in the Margins [34]
  • Are Murmurations Worth It?, 2024, Nasty Little Press

References

  1. ^ "The Sixth Form College, Colchester | News Archives". Colchsfc.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Hay, Malcolm (16 February 2007). "Luke Wright: interview". Timeout.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ "film".
  4. ^ "Aisle 16 « Icasm Magazine". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Shows". Luke Wright. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Review: John Cooper Clarke and Luke Wright at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, December 2 - Music and festivals - East Anglian Daily Times". Archived from the original on 26 January 2015.
  7. ^ Greenfield, Frances. "Luke Wright – interview | The Sphinx". Liverpoolstudentmedia.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ^ "An interview with Luke Wright of Nasty Little Press | Books". The Skinny. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ^ Hello (12 August 2004). "Aisle 16: Powerpoint". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Manchester - Entertainment - Aisle 16: Poetry Boyband at Mint Lounge". BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ^ Brian Logan (18 August 2006). "Luke Wright: Poet Laureate, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  12. ^ "5x15". 5x15stories.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Luke Wright, Poet & Man - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest". Festmag.co.uk. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Luke Wright: A Poet's Work is Never Done - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest". Festmag.co.uk. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  15. ^ Lennox, Emma (14 August 2008). "Who Writes This Crap? | Edinburgh Festival". Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  16. ^ Sulaiman, Yasmin (16 August 2009). "Luke Wright – His concerns may be petty but the poetry is not | Edinburgh Festival". Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  17. ^ Donaldson, Brian (8 August 2011). "Luke Wright's Cynical Ballads | Edinburgh Festival". Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Aisle16 R Kool! - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest". Festmag.co.uk. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  19. ^ "Luke Wright: Your New Favourite Poet". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Spoken word review: Luke Wright – Essex Lion". WOW247. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Edinburgh festival review: What I Learned from Johnny Bevan – powerfully poetic storytelling". Guardian.co.uk. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  22. ^ Radical, Norwich (29 January 2017). "REVIEW: LUKE WRIGHT'S THE TOLL AT NORWICH ARTS CENTRE".
  23. ^ "Frankie Vah - Soho Theatre". sohotheatre.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Luke Wright, Poet Laureate". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  25. ^ "The Remains of Logan Dankworth review – a poet for our day". TheGuardian.com. 31 January 2020.
  26. ^ "Luke Wright: The Ballad Seller – Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, London". 15 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Luke Wright – King's Place, London". The Reviews Hub. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  28. ^ Wright, Luke. (2013). Mondeo man. London: Penned in the Margins. ISBN 9781908058096. OCLC 812688947.
  29. ^ Wright, Luke (9 February 2016). What I learned from Johnny Bevan. London. ISBN 978-1908058331. OCLC 932578543.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  30. ^ Wright, Luke (31 March 2017). The toll. London. ISBN 9781908058546. OCLC 1004273151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  31. ^ Wright, Luke (8 January 2018). Frankie Vah. London. ISBN 978-1908058584. OCLC 1006309292.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  32. ^ Wright, Luke. (2018). After engine trouble (1st ed.). London: Rough Trade Books. ISBN 9781912722235. OCLC 1091501045.
  33. ^ Wright, Luke (17 January 2020). The Remains of Logan Dankworth. London. ISBN 978-1908058690. OCLC 1109795395.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  34. ^ Wright, Luke (15 March 2021). The Feel-Good Movie of the Year. London. ISBN 978-1908058867. OCLC 1109795395.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)