38 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.26

Simon Maddrell’s Followers (8)

Simon’s Bookshelves

to-read (14)
currently-reading (0)
read (43)

Simon’s Friends (41)

Alexandra Oatham

329 books | 31 friends

Chris Sav

909 books | 27 friends

Zaffar Kunial

1 book | 616 friends

Κωστής

427 books | 8 friends

Aaron Kent

272 books | 87 friends

Paul Burston

39 books | 54 friends

Ade Adeniji

651 books | 67 friends

Helen (Helena/Nell)

532 books | 326 friends

More friends…

Simon Maddrell

Goodreads Author

Born

in Douglas, Isle of Man

December 10, 1965

Website

https://www.simonmaddrell.com

Twitter

QueerManxPoet

Genre

Poetry, Nonfiction, Gay and Lesbian

Member Since

November 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/simonmaddrell

edit data

Simon Maddrell is a poet, editor, educator and wellbeing facilitator. He was born on the Isle of Man and now lives in Brighton & Hove.

Since 2019, over 180 of Simon's poems have appeared in twenty-six anthologies and eighty-five publications including & Change, AMBIT, Acumen, Gutter, Lighthouse, Magma, MODRON, Poetry Wales, Propel, SAND Journal, Southword, Stand, The Gay & Lesbian Review, The Moth, The Rialto and Under the Radar.

Simon has a background in development and conservation in Africa's drylands. He founded Sand Dams Worldwide in 2002 and is a world authority on sand dam technology.

Simon is a queer gay man who lives with HIV and autism.
...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Simon Maddrell questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Simon Maddrell’s books

Average rating: 4.61 · 31 ratings · 4 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Isle of Sin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anti-Hate Anthology by Spoken Word London, Patrick Cash (Editor), Hannah Gordon (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queerfella 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	a finger in derek jarman's mouth 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Throatbone it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whole Island it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Throatbone 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patient L1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patient L1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jo & Ni Go Cruising 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Simon Maddrell…

rss
Simon’s Recent Updates

Simon Maddrell is now friends with Paul Burston
Jan 25, 2026 04:32AM · like
Simon Maddrell liked Emily's review of Isle of Sin: "Picked this up at the Queery in brighton and loved every single poem! I especially liked how I got to learn about the history of queer activism on the Isle of Man while reading."
Sep 01, 2025 05:32AM · see review
Simon Maddrell made a comment on Dalton Valette’s review of Isle of Sin " Thanks Dalton “i could have been you,” and “a politician walks into a mirrored room" are featured in my debut collection, lamping wild rabbits, publish ...more "
Sep 01, 2025 05:31AM · see review
Simon Maddrell liked Dalton Valette's review of Isle of Sin: "A triumph of queer poetry. Through his 20 poems, Simon Maddrell masterfully weaves a cohesive and emotional narrative about the gay history on the Isle of Man. Standouts for me were “Ware ye navar in love with a boy?,” “i could have been you,” “a pol" Read more of this review »
Sep 01, 2025 05:30AM · see review
Simon Maddrell and 4 other people liked Wendell's review of Isle of Sin: "I found Simon Maddrell’s poetry collection Isle of Sin really stunning. A lot of very striking pieces about Isle of Man’s queer history, especially exploring the years before homosexuality was decriminalized in 1992."
Sep 01, 2025 05:29AM · see review
Simon Maddrell has read Patient L1 by Simon Maddrell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 25, 2025 08:06AM · like
Simon Maddrell is accepting questions on their profile page.
Aug 25, 2025 07:49AM · Be the first to ask Simon Maddrell a question
Simon Maddrell is now following Stephen Cosgrove's reviews
Aug 25, 2025 07:47AM · like
Simon Maddrell has read a finger in derek jarman's mouth by Simon Maddrell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 25, 2025 07:46AM · like