Matt Sowerby is 17 years old. Although he has always written creatively in a variety of forms, he’s been focusing on poetry for the past two years. Since braving an open mic at the Kendal Poetry Festival in 2017, Matt has become a member of Dove Cottage Young Poets (led by Kim Moore), ran workshops on Performance Poetry and read at Borderlines Book Festival in Carlisle, Lakes Alive Festival in Kendal and Lancaster Spotlight.