Leanne Cooper is a Poet, and Author from the West Midlands, who since her debut in 2017, has
gone on to become a rising star of the local poetry scene. She is a regular at open mics and events,
having performed across the Midlands and Stafford, including the Wolverhampton Literary Festival
as part of Poets Against Racism.
Leanne has since been published both online, and in print for various anthologies, and recently came
2nd place in the TDM Christmas Terror poetry contest, as well as being shortlisted for the position of
Wolverhampton Poet Laureate. For this year’s Wolverhampton Literary Festival , Leanne has been
part of the Overhear poetry project; writing and recording a poem for Newhampton Arts Centre,
which can be collected and listened to via the Overhear app.
Leanne’s first poetry collection, ‘Awake at 3 AM’, was published in March 2018, and her 2nd
collection ‘All For You’ will be released 1st February 2020.
