William Wyld

William Wyld is a poet and visual artist from south London. Costume and identity are central to their work, which blurs distinctions between real and imagined voices, and is preoccupied with grief, sexuality and the human relationship to the natural world.

Wyld has performed at the National Poetry Library, Wilderness festival and poetry nights around London. Their poetry has appeared in Lighthouse, Queer Life Queer Love II, The Live Canon Sonnet Anthology and was highly commended in the Bridport Prize 2023. Their paintings have been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Show and Discerning Eye exhibitions.

A carpenter by trade, Wyld has worked on large scale installations at theatres and museums around the country. Between construction projects they make and exhibit paintings, masks and costumes out of their workshop in Greenwich.