Dan Simpson

A former Canterbury Laureate, Dan's first collection of poetry is Applied Mathematics, published by Burning Eye Books. He has had work commissioned by Southbank Centre, Free Word Centre, and Corinium Museum. He has been Poet-in-Residence at Waterlo Station for TfL, at Knole House for the National Trust, and Canterbury Roman Museum for the University of Kent.

Dan creates pioneering work using crowdsourced and outdoor poetry for organisations such at the Royal Academy of Arts and the European Commission. He is an experienced project manager, co-ordinating literature and performance projects for arts organisations. Often working in scientific contexts, Dan has appeared at popular science events and talks. He partners with Dr. Sam Illingworth to create shows and run spoken word and science projects - such as Experimental Words, bringing together poets and scientists to collaborate and create new performances.