Luke Kennard (born 1981[1]) is a British poet, critic, novelist and lecturer.
He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2005[2] for his first collection The Solex Brothers.
[3] His second collection, The Harbour Beyond The Movie, was shortlisted for the 2007 Forward Prize for Best Collection, making him the youngest ever poet to be nominated.
[4] In 2014 he was named as one of the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation Poets.
[5] His debut novel, The Transition, was published by Fourth Estate in March 2017.