Alex Wharton is an award-winning poet, writer, author and performer and the Children’s Laureate Wales 2023-2025. His first collection of poetry, Daydreams and Jellybeans (Firefly Press, 2020), was shortlisted for the Lollies laugh-out-loud poetry Award and the Wales Children’s Book of the Year. His second collection, Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees (Firefly Press, 2023), a lively ‘how to’ of poetry, rap, haiku and more, is nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2025.
His third collection Red Sky at Night, Poet’s Delight was followed up exactly a year later in the mysterious, humorous, philosophical and charming companion volume Red Sky in the Morning, Poets’ Warning both illustrated by Ian Morris.
His poem "The Gardener" caught the attention of Sir Lewis Hamilton who had Alex's poem embroidered on his Burberry suit at the Met Gala 2024.
In 2024 Alex’s books were adapted by Ballet Cymru for a stage adaptation of Daydreams and Jellybeans.
