Jamie Thrasivoulou is a writer, poet, lyricist, and educator from Derby. He has been published widely in zines, anthologies, journals, and websites including: Paper + Ink, Burning House Press, Glove, Low-Light Magazine, and Here Comes Everyone. Silhouette Press published his debut poetry collection The Best Of A Bad Situation in 2017. In the past he's been commissioned by: Apples & Snakes, the Heritage lottery, and the award-winning social photographer Jim Mortram. His music project Bloque Capitals were one of the winners of the Culture Matters Bread & Roses 2018 award for best Spoken Word & Musical collaboration between working-class artists; the work also appeared on BBC Introducing. Jamie is the joint-host and producer of both Word Wise and The Derby Poetry Festival. His live show is both engaging and energetic, and has seen him perform all over the UK including: Outspoken @The 100 Club, The London Poetry Book Fair, Verve Poetry Festival, The Everyman Theatre, and The Other Place (Royal Shakespeare venue). Jamie is also the Derby County Football Club official poet and the writer-in-residence at HMP Foston Hall.
