Henry Arthur Thorpe

Henry Arthur Thorpe

Henry is a York based poet, originally from Somerset. He writes 'folky poetry', about myths, the countryside, the sea, magic and monsters. He has been around the York open mic poetry scene for a few years now, as co-host of BeSpeak and a regular at The Spoken Word. He has previously been published in the Looking Glass Anthology and Three Drops from a Cauldron. He enjoys walks in the woods, lore and mythology.

Henry has a bachelor's in English Literature from the University of York, and whilst there found like minds who inspired a love of spoken word and performance. Writing from a young age this led him into the York spoken word scene, helping him refine his poetic writings into performance pieces, short stories and re-imagined folk tales.