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Matt Abbott
Matt Abbott is a spoken word artist, activist and nationally acclaimed writer and performer from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. After a major label music career in his late teens and e...view moreMatt Abbott is a spoken word artist, activist and nationally acclaimed writer and performer from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. After a major label music career in his late teens and early twenties, he returned to the love of poetry which began after he'd left school. Since 2013, Matt has been delivering poetry and creative writing workshops to schools, galleries and museums; devising sessions for groups ranging from primary school pupils through to adult non-formal learning groups. Matt is currently the leading Creative Practitioner for primary formal learning at The Hepworth Wakefield, an ambassador for Eureka! The National Children's Museum and Poet-in-Residence at the National Coal Mining Museum for England. He has shared the stage with the likes of Kate Tempest, Carol Ann Duffy, Salena Godden, Florence + The Machine and Mark Steel.view less