Wimbledon and The Poetry Trust have announced the first ever ‘Championships Poet’.

Throughout Wimbledon fortnight (21^st June – 4^th July), poet Matt Harvey will create a poem a day on all things Wimbledon, tour the airwaves and deliver impromptu live performances to the famous Wimbledon queue.

All of Matt’s whimsical, perceptive, behind-the-scenes poems will be available to view online, and also as audio podcasts featuring Matt reading his latest verses and sharing his observations, via the Wimbledon and Poetry Trust websites.

You can hear Matt now, as he explores Wimbledon, shares his excitement, and reads his first Championships poem ‘Grandest of Slams’ , in the first podcast available at:

www.thepoetrytrust.org/poetry-channel/

If you enjoy Matt’s poems, his first collection ‘The Hole in the Sum of My Parts’ is available online from The Poetry Trust, and you can find out more about him on his website at:

www.mattharvey.co.uk