City Poet: Jeremy Pak Nelson

Jeremy Pak Nelson is a writer and artist from Hong Kong who now calls Manchester home. His work has appeared in Magma Poetry, Interpret, and others, and his climate fiction has been selected as a Grist: Imagine 2200 Editor’s Pick. He was writer-in-residence at UK Space Conference 2025. He holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and was part of the inaugural Poets of Colour Incubator program. His preoccupations include outdated methods of putting words on paper, folk fiddle, and the game of go.

Jeremy became a City Poet in 2026. So far, he has created the following works:

‘Distant Voices’
A community Engagement project, featuring an exhibition and performance – coming Autumn 2026.