What do you write? Poetry, prose, experimental theatre, and journalistic pieces.
Why do you write it? I write because to be a writer you should write. Most people who say they want to be writers don’t actually write. I don’t want to be one of those people. I want to write through the bad writing and get to the goods.
Inspirations and influences? Bernardine Evaristo, Kate Mosse, Paul Muldoon, Issac Asimov, Will Self, Steve Reich, Soul, Funk and Hip-Hop.
Where can we see your work? Waterstones in 7 years time (if they’re still going). Some illegal TV/Movie website if I’m lucky. Definitely on the Internet.
Has your work been featured anywhere? Here and there. The Penguin Publisher site, Dissocia, ASH, LIVE magazine,Deadline, The Guardian.
How has your writing developed and what about it’s future? Yes, it has. I started writing in 2008 after winning a poetry competition at The Roundhouse Theatre. Working as a young editor at Penguin Publisher, I used to write alternative chapters for novels and so had to ventriloquise different author’s styles. So I’ve moved between different styles of writing. I’m still moving. I write experimental theatre pieces which I’m hoping can be adapted for TV and film shorts. There is, however, poetry in everything I write.
How supportive and fertile is Oxford as a space for creative writing? I was the president of the Oxford University Poetry Society 2010-11 so I was able to interact with some of my favorite poets as well as some of Oxford’s student poets. That really enthuses one as a writer. Moreover, in my first year I worked on a TV development course with the Broadcasting Professor. I think the people and the opportunities are here and you’ve just got grab them with your ‘write’ hand.
