Brian Bilston

Brian Bilston is a British poet who rose to fame through social media, earning the unofficial title of Twitter's Poet Laureate for his witty, inventive, and often deeply moving poems that have resonated with millions of readers online. Bilston (a pen name) has published several poetry collections and a novel, combining humour, wordplay, and emotional punch in poems that tackle everything from everyday absurdities to politics, loss, and love. His collection Alexa, What Is There to Know About Love? showcases his distinctive ability to find poetry in the modern world. Bilston's books and audiobooks bring his accessible, warm, and often surprising poetry to listeners who may not have considered themselves poetry lovers until they encountered his work.