Poet Michael Mullen in conversation

Michael Mullen is a queer poet, writer and spoken-word artists from Glasgow. Writing in both Scots and English, for the page and the stage. Their work has been featured in Gutter, Neu Reekie: Neu Voices, The Scotsman, Bella Caledonia and many more. Michael was the Scottish National Slam Championship runner-up 2022 and later a judge, their work has also appeared on Life and Rhymes with Benjamin Zephaniah on Sky Arts. Co-winner of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2023-24 and winner of _The List’s_Best Rising Scottish Author. Their first collection Goonie was released with Little, Brown in June 2025 and was shortlisted for the Forward Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection.

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