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Matthew Keeley’s poems find magnified meaning in fleeting moments as he explores bereavement and memory following the death of his mother. Journeys, gestures, remembered words and everyday items – from knitting needles to left-behind boots – take on new significance. From the Juniper Room weighs life against loss in poems that are at once deeply personal to the poet but recognisable to the reader. Matthew hails from Glasgow and he now works in TV Development in London. He is a winner of the 2022 Theresa O’Hare Poetry Prize, the Glasgow City of Poets Tiny Prize, and the Eddie Mail Trophy for Non-Fiction 2022 and 2023.
Matthew Keeley’s poems find magnified meaning in fleeting moments as he explores bereavement and memory following the death of his mother. Journeys, gestures, remembered words and everyday items – from knitting needles to left-behind boots – take on new significance. From the Juniper Room weighs life against loss in poems that are at once deeply personal to the poet but recognisable to the reader. Matthew hails from Glasgow and he now works in TV Development in London. He is a winner of the 2022 Theresa O’Hare Poetry Prize, the Glasgow City of Poets Tiny Prize, and the Eddie Mail Trophy for Non-Fiction 2022 and 2023.