Benedict is a poet and journalist and lives in London. His poems have been published in Magma, Succour, the delinquent, South Bank Poetry, Borderlines, Plectrum, Carillon and Straight From The Fridge. He's a featured poet in Plectrum webzine. Benedict performs regularly at open mic events in London.

In 2008 he storyboarded and co-directed, with animator Sandra Salter, the film of his poem Cul de sac which was shortlisted for the 2008 ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, Berlin. In June 2010 he co-directed, with editor and producer Will Fraser, the film of his poem Tired of the Day. He presented poetry and spoken word in a joint exhibition, Morningwell, with painter Simon Dawe in 2006.

In addition to his day job, Benedict is an occasional copy editor and poetry review writer for Nude Magazine. In 2009 he hosted Moscow Rules, a literary journey in Hampstead on behalf of the Sohemian Society, tracing the action in Le Carré's Smiley's People.

Follow the links to the films Tired of the Day and Cul de sac, and read or listen to some recent poetry. This site will be updated soon with some more pics and poems. Watch this space...

To contact Benedict, e-mail: mail@benedictnewbery.com

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