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Harry Baker

    From a young age, this author has been captivated by words, dedicating themselves to poetry full-time since graduating with a mathematics degree in 2015. Their work most often takes the form of sharing verses on stage, yet they continuously seek new collaborators and avenues for their art. This poet's journey is marked by a deep love for language and an ongoing exploration of innovative ways to connect with audiences through performance and community engagement.

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    Unashamed
    • 2024

      World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker's latest collection is his most ambitious yet. Following on from the success of Unashamed (Burning Eye, 2022), Harry Baker combines the insight of a mathematician and the vulnerability of the poet to find wonder in the little things that make life so precious. From a poem about wellies becoming an exploration of masculinity, a poem planning his own funeral inspiring thousands around the world to do the same, or a poem about his favourite German wheat-beer literally just being a poem about his favourite German wheat-beer, The combination of grief and joy in recent poems has led to Harry being described as the Barbenheimer of the poetry world (by himself, but he is hoping it catches on).

      Wonderful
    • 2022

      Unashamed

      • 140 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      4.6(165)Add rating

      From school bullying through climate change, via a healthy obsession with falafels and a 10,000th birthday, Harry Baker's love of language and logic has got him through literal marathons, a cancer diagnosis and potentially ruined his wife's chances of getting a job in an ice cream shop. This is Unashamed.

      Unashamed
    • 2014

      The Sunshine Kid

      • 151 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The Sunshine Kid follows the narrative of Harry Baker's 5-Star Edinburgh Fringe shows, Harry Baker's Super-Amazing Mega-Awesome Gap Year Adventures: Birth of a Champion and Proper Pop-Up Purple Paper People. It details the journey from performing Jay Z-Maths parodies in school competitions to representing his country in Paris and becoming the youngest ever World Poetry Slam Champion. The Sunshine Kid contains the raw honesty, tongue-in-cheek humour and blistering wordplay that have characterised his live performances and won the hearts and minds of audiences all across the globe.

      The Sunshine Kid