Lighthouse: A Collection of Poetry and Spoken Word

by Leon Mitchell

A collection of original contemporary poems and thought provoking spoken word, exploring a range of emotions and subjects around love, loss, meaning and life.

27 pages, Paperback

Published November 23, 2024

About the author

Leon Mitchell is a popular British author, BAFTA member and multi-award-winning director, renowned for his captivating work for young audiences. With an impressive track record of 51 festival award wins, 18 nominations and a winner at both the Science Festival of India and iLife Best in Business Awards, Berkshire, UK for Innovation. His creative vision and writing has been showcased across a wide range of major platforms, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky, and Amazon Prime. His projects have achieved recognisable commercial success, reaching the coveted #1 spot on Apple's film chart, and his audiobooks being broadcast on BBC Radio and BBC Sounds. His teen novel "Dark Dreamers" was featured in the Amazon thriller top 100 best sellers chart. His other books, to include "Felicity Fire and the Forever Key" have also been featured in Amazon's best seller and hot new release charts and are available from Waterstones and book stores.

As an author, Leon channels his creative energy into two distinct areas of literature. He specialises in crafting thrilling narratives for tween and young teen readers, weaving together compelling elements of science fiction, fantasy, magic, and high-stakes adventure. For younger audiences, he creates enchanting short stories designed to captivate inquisitive minds and foster a lifelong love of imagination. His creative exploration also extends to the world of poetry, with a number of published collections.

Born in Cambridgeshire, Leon holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Guildford, Surrey, and a Master's degree from the University of Wolverhampton, grounding his extensive creative career with a solid academic foundation.