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- ↑ Birmingham City Council, retrieved 2 May 2023, https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50141/poetry
- ↑ The Northern Fringe Gallery, Brian Lewis (retrieved 2 May 2023) https://northernfringegallery.co.uk/brian-lewis/
- ↑ Yorkshire Post, Doing Rather Than Thinking (25 June 2012) https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/doing-rather-thinking-1897376
- ↑ I Am Birmingham, LGBTQ+ activist becomes Birmingham’s new Poet Laureate (7 October 2022) https://www.iambirmingham.co.uk/2022/10/07/lgbtq-activist-becomes-new-birmingham-poet-laureate/
- ↑ B31 Voices, Local teen announced as Birmingham’s new Young Poets Laureate (16 October 2022) https://b31.org.uk/2022/10/local-teen-announced-as-birminghams-new-young-poets-laureate/