Lily Blacksell

Born in London in 1993, Lily Blacksell grew up there and on the Isle of Wight. She studied English with Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham and has an MFA in poetry from Columbia University, where she was a teaching fellow. She runs a poetry and music night called Canon Fodder which she hosts at The Social in London and at Glastonbury Festival. Lily programmes events at The Conduit in Covent Garden, and has previously worked for Southbank Centre and the Royal Society of Literature. She has also taught courses for the Poetry School. She has published two pamphlets with ignition press and Rough Trade Books. Her first book-length collection, LIFE IMMEDIATELY, was published by Bloodaxe in March 2026.