Stephen Willey

Stephen Willey is a poet, researcher, and critic affiliated with the School of Arts at the University of London. He serves as Programme Director for BA Creative Writing and English, Admissions Officer, and Director of the Contemporary Poetics Research Centre. His work bridges experimental poetry, political engagement, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Research Interests:

• Sound and concrete poetry
• Avant-garde poetics
• Palestinian creative writing workshops
• Eco-poetics and radical pedagogies

Key Projects:

• Incarceration and Poetry (funded by Council for British Research in the Levant)
• Living In: Creative Solidarities in Palestine (2020 book)

Scientific Awards:

• Team-Based Fieldwork Award (2020)
• Artists’ International Development Award (2013)
• AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award (2008)

Teaching: He teaches modules like Migration Literatures, Climate Change Communication, and Poetry Workshop at Birkbeck, while mentoring PhD candidates in avant-garde poetics, diaspora studies, and creative writing.