Matt Harvey (poet)

Matt Harvey is a British humourist and performance poet who has published a number of books and makes regular contributions to radio broadcasts.

[1] In his youth he moved around Britain, staying in Cheshire, Scotland and Ireland; he settled in Twickenham, London aged 15.

[2] As a teenager he was influenced by the Mersey Poets, including Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten.

[2] He had a troubled childhood before in his early 20s attending the Self Heal Association, a psychotherapeutic centre in Devon.

He is the President of the Exeter and East Devon branch of the charity Mind, and lives in Totnes.