Harry Baker

Harry Baker is a British spoken word artist, author, and poet. Early life Born in Ealing in 1992, Harry Baker grew up as part of a Christian community in West London. After switching from studying Medicine to allow his pursuit of poetry, Baker studied Mathematics with German at Bristol University.

Career

2012 to present Baker has won the London and UK Slam Poetry Championships. In 2012, he won the World Slam Poetry Competition, becoming the youngest ever winner.

In 2014 Baker began performing as a speaker for TED. A collection of his own poetry, The Sunshine Kid, was published in 2015 by Burning Eye Books. On Boxing Day 2016, he performed a Christmas Meditation on BBC Radio 4. He occasionally performs as a battle rapper, Together with the jazz guitarist Chris Read, he is half of "Harry and Chris", who have performed on The Russell Howard Hour television programme.

Baker is well known as an aficionado of wine gums, and has many poems on the topic.

Personal life

Baker is a practising Christian, and is a father.

Books The Sunshine Kid (2013) Unashamed (2022) Wonderful (2024) Tender (2026, Cannongate)