Kate Fox is a regular contributor to Radio 4’s spoken word cabaret “The Verb”, has made two comedy series for Radio 4, been Poet in Residence for the Glastonbury Festival and the Great North Run and completed a PhD in stand-up comedy. She is the author of “Where There’s Muck There’s Bras: True Stories of the North of England’s Women” published by Harper North, and poetry collections including “On Sycamore Gap” (Harper North, 2024), “Bigger On the Inside” (Smokestack Books, 2024) and “The Oscillations” (Nine Arches Press, 2021). She was also a judge for the 2023 Forward Poetry Prizes and is a neurodivergent advocate whose latest show “Bigger on the Inside” explores neurodiversity through the lens of Doctor Who.
On Sycamore Gap
My brand new book is for everyone who knew the famous silhouette of the tree that stood at Sycamore Gap. This is a book of growth, loss and renewal, a song from soil to soul, about how we all live where the earth meets the sky.
For those who took shelter, saw its branches against the sky or heard the leaves dance; for all the picnics next to it and the proposals under it. Grown against the wide sky of Northumbria, at a place of borders where ancient history meets our modern lives, the tree that stood for so long still has much to say.
Coming up later this year
Drop-in, Weekly Online Creative Writing & Reading Workshops
If you’re looking for a writing space that celebrates neurodiversity, creativity, and thoughtful reflection, I’ve got a brand-new online workshops series this year!
Each session is designed to be welcoming, flexible, and drop-in friendly, you can come every week or just when it suits you. Join however feels best for you – camera on or off, chatting or just absorbing, sharing or keeping your words to yourself.
A space to explore neurodiversity through creative writing, featuring work from neurodivergent writers and themed prompts. Whether you identify as neurodivergent or simply want to engage with different ways of thinking, this session is for you.
MONDAYS | 6:30–8:00 PM
Workshop tickets are priced according to people’s ability to pay. I recognise that people experience different costs and what can matter most is how much is left once basic needs (things like food, housing, and clothing) are covered. Read the descriptions below and see which one fits your position the best. (It probably won’t be an exact fit: just pick what feels right for your situation. I’m not going to ask you to prove it)
£20 per session: For those who: Are financially stable and can afford discretionary spending; have savings, own or rent a home, and can take holidays.
£15 per session: For those who: Cover basic needs but may have occasional financial stress; have some savings and can afford public/private transport; can take occasional holidays without major financial strain
£10 per session: For those who: struggle to meet basic needs like rent, food, and transport; have little or no savings; experience financial stress that affects daily life
If you would like to join one of these Monday night drop-in sessions you must be signed up to Kate’s mailing list to receive the zoom & payment links, and readings in advance.
Wonder Thunder Blunder
Planet Power Poems
By Michael Rosen & Hot Poets
Hot Poets made a thing – an astonishing new book! It’s a book for curious minds aged 9 to 13 — and for every adult who still believes the world can change. It’s about fighting climate despair and anxiety, and finding the real stories of hope, action and wonder that are already happening. It’s also funny, human and very entertaining.
This book is unique. It’s hopeful. It’s packed with real-world brilliance. It makes climate learning feel possible, easy and enjoyable. And every copy you buy helps us take Hot Poets into UK schools
Inside you’ll find:
– A foreword from Michael Rosen
– 40 brand-new commissions, inspired by over 30 scientists, climate experts and partners around the world, mentored by Michael Rosen, edited by Matt Harvey and written by 22 brilliant children’s poets and spoken word artists including Michael Rosen, Joseph Coelho, Christian Foley, Valerie Bloom, Zena Edwards, Liv Torc, Chris Redmond, Matt Harvey, Vanessa Kisuule, Jasmine Gardosi, Kate Fox, Jonny Fluffypunk, Francesca Beard, Testament, Iona Lee, Abby Oliveira, Elvis McGonagall, Diz Undone, Bohdan Piasecki and more.)
– Five years of Hot Poets climate learning distilled into poems kids actually want to read, with amazing accompanying wonder thunder blunder facts about real climate solutions that are already happening,
– Self-portraits from the poets, plus original design and illustrations by Liv Torc.
Books
2024, Harper North
On Sycamore Gap published in September 2024, on the anniversary of the trees felling, Kate Fox brings us a book of growth, loss and renewal, a song from soil to soul, about how we all live where the earth meets the sky.
2024, Smokestack Books
Bigger on the Inside published in June 2024 explores a neuroqueer future through a lens of Doctor Who. It consists of poems featured in her “Bigger on the Inside” spoken word show and new poems.
2023, Harper North
Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras, non-fiction book telling the stories of over two hundred Northern English women came from her sell-out show “Where There’s Muck There’s Bras”, originally commissioned by Great Exhibition of the North.
2021, Nine Arches Press
The Oscillations poetry collection explores neurodiversity through personal poems of distance, lockdowns, love and belonging. Bold, often frank and funny. Dazzling and open-hearted poems of self-discovery.
Kate Fox, Stand Up Poet, Writer, Broadcaster 
