Six emerging poets based in the North of England have been announced as the 2025 cohort of New Northern Poets. One of them is Jamie Field, winner of the inaugural Disabled Poets Prize in 2023.
The New Northern Poets programme includes a paid mentoring and development programme run by Word Up North and the University of Leeds Centre for Poetry.
We spoke to Jamie about his writing in an interview published on our website back in 2023. We’re really pleased to see his continued success as a writer.
Of the opportunity, Jamie said: “As a proud Northerner and lover of poetry it is a huge honour to be a member of this year’s cohort. I’m looking forward to an exciting few months.”
Find out more about the New Northern Poets programme on the Word Up North website. Congratulations Jamie!