Casey Bailey
Poet and writer Casey Bailey is returning to Birmingham after a holiday and reliving memories of his childhood in Nechells.
Poet and writer Casey Bailey is returning to Birmingham after a holiday and reliving memories of his childhood in Nechells.
Casey is the Birmingham Poet Laureate 2020-2022. He’s a writer, performer and educator born and raised in Nechells, Birmingham. Casey has performed nationally and internationally, spent time on a residency with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His debut poetry pamphlet ‘Waiting at Bloomsbury Park’ was published in 2017. His first full collection of poetry ‘Adjusted’ in 2018 was followed by his second collection Please Do Not Touch in 2021.
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