Brian Bilston
Brian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate; with over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country.
Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets. He has published several bestselling
collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about
love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First
Novel Award, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers. 2025 sees the
release of an album of Brian’s poetry set to music in collaboration with The Catenary Wires.
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