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Biography
Hollie Poetry (born Hollie McNish) is a British poet, author and spoken word artist.
Early life
Born in Reading to Glaswegian parents, Hollie studied French and German at King's College, Cambridge, before earning a master's degree in Development Economics.
Career
2009–present
Hollie won the UK Slam Poetry Competition in 2009 and went on to finish 3rd in the global Slam Du Monde contest. A collection of her poems, Papers was published by Greenwich Exchange in 2012.
A number of Hollie's YouTube videos have gone viral and her account currently has over 3.9 million views. McNish's first album, Versus, was released in September 2014 under the pseudonym Hollie Poetry, she was the first poet to record an album at Abbey Road Studios. Hollie has collaborated with Kate Tempest and George the Poet and they have appeared on stage with her during her 2015 tour. McNish received major national airplay on the BBC, first in January 2015 on Huw Stephens BBC Radio 1 show and then inMay 2015 on BBC Radio 1Xtra in as part of a spoken word event.