Harry Baker always thought poetry and maths were entirely separate parts of his life. He loved maths because of the satisfaction of there being right answers, and he loved poetry because of the freedom of there being fewer wrong ones. When he was a maths student he used to write poems to put off doing his homework, and now that he is a full-time poet he does maths problems to put off writing. Only looking back did he realise the whole reason he got into writing was because of maths, and through learning to celebrate the patterns, beauty, and out and out playfulness of the two side by side, show that maths, poetry, and indeed all of us may have more in common than we think.
Harry Baker
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is a poet and a maths graduate. He writes about important stuff like hope, dinosaurs and German falafel-spoons. His work has been shared on TED.com and viewed millions of times worldwide, as well as being translated into over 20 different languages. When there’s not a global pandemic on he performs all over the country/world and has really really missed live gigs. His latest collection ‘Unashamed’ was published with Burning Eye in 2022 and he has been sharing poems from it at every available opportunity ever since.
“Simply put… The greatest performer on earth” ***** (BBC Radio 1)
“Harry Baker’s intricate, quick-fire rhymes have always been on the impressive side of mind-blowing” – The Scotsman
Visit https://www.harrybaker.co/ to learn more about Harry.
Nancy Scherich 