As founding editor of the poetry magazine Rising, Tim Wells has published the work of writers such as Sean O'Brien, Roddy Lumsden, August Kleinzahler, Annie Freud and Ahren Warner. His work as a poet and performer has seen him touring the U.S. (a dozen times), translated into German and Chinese, working as a guest poet on Radio London and as Writer in Residence with Tighten Up, the East London reggae sound system. His Boys' Night Out in the Afternoon (Donut Press) was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2006. In autumn 2013 Tim published Keep the Faith, a short collection of his music-related poems, with Blackheath Books. His most recent full collection, Everything Crash, was published by Penned in the Magins in September 2015.

Tim Wells's books

If You Can Read This You're Too Close
A Man Can Be A Drunk Sometimes, But A Drunk Can't Be A Man
Boys' Night Out in the Afternoon
Rougher Yet