Richard Scott

Richard Scott is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London, specializing in poetry and queer theory. He holds a BMus in Music & Performance (Opera) from the Royal College of Music (2004) and an MA in Creative & Life Writing from Goldsmiths (2012). His research explores queer poetics, ekphrasis, art history, and London's Soho district.

Key publications include Soho (Faber & Faber, 2018), shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, and Wound (Rialto, 2016), winner of the Michael Marks Poetry Award. His work has been translated into German and French.

Recent articles engage with queer ekphrasis (e.g., 'Still Life with Cup...'), mineral symbolism ('Red Jasper'), and urban queer narratives ('from Coy'). He has collaborated with institutions like Southwark Park Galleries and BBC Radio 4.

Awards include the Poetry London Competition (2017) and residencies at Edwin Morgan Trust and Resonance FM. His teaching focuses on creative writing and life writing at the MA level.