“My reasons for writing began with my father, and he remains the elusive character I search for, opening one door after another.”
Hannah’s work, mainly as a poet, centres around migration histories, multicultural London and the complex legacies of the British Empire.
The Kids
The poet and former teacher Hannah Lowe reflects on the process of writing about youths in her Costa Award-winning collection, The Kids. Lowe considers the challenge of inhabiting a young person’s voice, conjuring empathy and understanding for the teenagers she taught and excited about poetry.
What do you value in the natural world?
Hannah Lowe and her young son’s experience of a fallen tree and her poem inspired by the event.
Hannah Lowe in conversation with Gabriel Gbadamosi
Gabriel Gbadamosi interviews Hannah Lowe and they delve into some of the themes and forms of her poetry collections.
Biography
Hannah’s work, mainly as a poet and memoirist, is concerned with migration histories, multicultural London and the complex legacies of the British Empire. Her forthcoming book is The Woman in the Chinese Collar (Feb 2026, Scribner).
She is the founder of the writers mentoring programme, Writing Otherwise, and Poetry Editor for WritersMosaic Magazine.
