Richard Lister’s poetry draws you into stories of intriguing people, places and cultures. His recent collection ‘Edge and Cusp’ explores who we meet and what happens at life’s edges. They show ‘linguistic virtuosity, range and emotional integrity’ and are ‘a movement of light amidst shadows’.
Richard Lister is a poet who invites you into stories of intriguing characters, places and images. He enjoys enabling people to further develop their poetry through running engaging workshops and creative coaching.
He is a poetry competition judge and Corresponding Editor for the Frogmore Papers and his work is published in 13 international magazines such as Acumen, Orbis and The Ekphrastic Review. He has lived and worked across the UK, in Cambodia during a civil war and in Malawi in Africa.
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