"The most thoughtful intervention on white working-class masculinity I've come across in a long time. The author advances a compelling vision of what we can be. I felt addressed throughout." - Joe Glenton, author of Soldier Box and winner of the Bread and Roses Award
Tommy Sissons is a rare voice exploring white working-class masculinity in these turbulent times. He looks through the cracks opening and shouts listen , so please do. - Lisa McKenzie, author of Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain
"Tommy's writing is clear, his thinking is original, his passion is deeply felt. He's always moved me as poet, and now as a writer of prose I find him carefully considered, strong in his morals and aware of the complexities within the subjects he discusses." - Kae Tempest, author of The Bricks That Built the Houses
Tommy Sissons is an award-winning poet, political writer, playwright, educator and the literary editor of GRASS Magazine.
He has toured his performance poetry across Europe and worked as the poet-in-residence of Channel 4's TV series Four to the Floor. Other clients have included BBC Radio 1, Red Bull, VICE, Farah, the Imperial War Museum, the National Trust and the Guardian. Sissons' poetry has been studied at the University of Trier in Germany and he has given lectures about widening participation in education and the creative industries at a number of academic institutions. His debut poetry collection, Goodnight Son, was published by Burning Eye Books in 2016.
