John Lancaster

John Lancaster is author of six poetry collections including The Barman (Smith/Doorstop), Potters: A Division Of Labour (Longmarsh Press, 2017) winner of the inaugural Arnold Bennett Book Prize 2017 and Where The Trent Rises (Clayhanger Press, 2023). A runner-up in the National Poetry Competition, he continues to be widely published in The North, Acumen, Poetry Salzburg, Pennine Platform, The Frogmore Papers, Under The Radar, Orbis and The Alchemy Spoon. Jazz trombonist, he lives in Totnes, Devon.