Emma Hammond

Emma Hammond was born in Jamaica, brought up in Essex and lived in Paris for a while. Her first collection, tunth-sk, was published in 2011 by flipped eye. Emma’s 2015 collection, The Story of No (Penned in the Margins) was shortlisted for the Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize. In addition she has self-published two pamphlets, “softly softly catchy monkey “and “Sleeveless Errand”. She has performed at many events in London over the last ten years and used to curate Hollow Legs, a music and poetry night. Emma works as a freelance copywriter and has taught experimental poetry for the Poetry School. In her spare time she mentors children at the Ministry of Stories.