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Ben Banyard lives in Portishead, UK, where he writes poetry and short fiction. His work has appeared widely in print and online journals. His debut poetry pamphlet, Communing, was published by Indigo Dreams in February 2016, and his first full collection, We Are All Lucky, arrived in March 2018. Ben's latest collection, Hi-Viz, was published by Yaffle Press in November 2021.

Ben was previously the editor of the online journal Clear Poetry.

He blogs and shares mixtapes at https://benbanyard.wordpress.com ...more

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