Rick Dove is an award winning, black, queer, and disabled writer and activist from South London. Widely published since 2016, Rick has two full poetry collections, has toured nationally, and has become a regular festival feature with appearances at Shambala, Greenbelt, the Margate Bookie, and the Edinburgh Fringe.
Crowned the UK Poetry Slam Champion in 2021, with electric, eclectic work exploring themes of social justice, identity, and revolution, Rick has a vision of a fairer world and wants to take you with him.