Hailing from Liverpool, UK, <strong>Harry Owen</strong> made literary history as the<strong> inaugural Poet Laureate for Cheshire</strong> in 2003 during his residence in Congleton. In January 2008, he relocated to the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where he founded and hosted Reddits Poetry, a successful open-floor poetry event that thrived for over a decade.<br><br>Harry holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Pretoria, won the 2020 <strong>Standard Bank Ovation Award</strong>, and was shortlisted for the<strong> South African National Poetry Prize</strong> in 2023.<br><br>An ardent advocate for environmental issues, Harry is the author of ten poetry collections.<br><br>
