Tom Harding
Poet & Illustrator
Poem of the Day
About
I am a poet and illustrator based in Northampton. My poetry trilogy—Night Work (2017), Afternoon Music (2020), and Morning Light (2024)—is published by Palewell Press. I am also the editor of Northampton Poetry Review and The Deck Hand, and a music reviewer for Americana UK.
My poetry has appeared most recently in Acumen. My work is also featured in The Cardiff Review, Presence, and The Lake, as well as international publications such as Up The Staircase Quarterly, Identity Theory, and Eunoia Review.
News
▶Release of Kindle version of Morning Light, available on Amazon.
December 2025New poem 'Brilliant Corners' in issue 108 of Acumen, one of the UK's longest running literary magazines.
2025Morning Light launch — final part of the day to night trilogy.
2024Writing
Morning Light
2024 · Palewell Press
The final part of the day/night trilogy; morning poems of 'love, loneliness and alienation.'
"Life is reflected in these poems, enhanced by caffeine and a dash of Coltrane. A cumulative effect that is both calming and joyful."
— Greg Freeman, Write Out Loud
Afternoon Music
2020 · Palewell Press
Afternoon poems of love, the city, coffee and music. 'Poems that take the reader on an inner voyage of discovery.'
Night Work
2017 · Palewell Press
My first collection. Night themed poems, about the night or written at night.
"A gentle book that sings a rather melancholy tune, in a strangely uplifting way. An enchanting book."
— Kate B Hall, UK Haiku Society
Poems in Print
Brilliant Corners — issue 108 of Acumen. View in print: 1, 2
Radio — issue 12 of Lighthouse Magazine. View in print: 1, 2
Visual
Art Gallery / Christmas Cards — Illustrations and sketches.
No Rulers — An animated web series featuring the unruly adventures of Tim.
Selected Other Writing
Americana UK — Americana, folk, blues and country music reviews.
Substack — Essays and occasional writings, music, dylanology.
Listening
Afternoon Music Poetry Album — 20 poems with accompanying jazz, folk and blues music from Matt Harding, Simon Swan and Randy Resnick.
Capac — After Lights Out — A musical collaboration. Ten tracks exploring minimalism and ambient electro-acoustic.
Nocturne — Quiet Transmission — Essay radio blending documentary, fiction and sound-art. Produced by Vanessa Lowe.