Sandy Wardrop is a poet, performer, and educator based in Peterborough.
A self proclaimed 'M.A.D Scientist of Words' and ADHD-advocate, Sandy experiments with using his neurodivergence to '[M]ake [A]rt [D]ifferently', often colliding puzzles and games to create interactive work for young people and neurodivergent adults.
As well as having won multiple poetry slams across the UK and created interactive workshops for all ages, his maze poem ‘It's Safe Here' went viral in 2019, gaining 16,000+ shares across the UK, USA, Australia and the Philippines.
Sandy holds an MA in Stand-Up Comedy from the University of Kent, and is currently reading for a PhD entitled “Putting Neurodivergence into Words: How Play and Play-based Practices Aid in the Creation of ADHD-Fuelled Poetry” at DeMontfort University, Leicester.
Sandy runs a wide variety of poetry, performance and literary workshops for schools.
"Too clever by half" - Tony Allen, former MC - London Comedy Store.
"Very, very entertaining" - Kev Lawrence, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
“This gave me a headache in the best way” - Xiuwen Hua (Facebook comment on ‘It’s Safe Here’)
Find out more at: Linktr.ee/sandywritesthings
Notable projects include:
Welcome to Nene Park - Site-specific Poetry Installation, Nene Park Trust, 2024
A Little Book of Poetry Recipes (and the body parts you'll need) - Poetry Activity Book, 2023
Close Encounters of the 'Word' Kind - Live Family Show, 2023
Create, Speak, Thrive - Creative Approaches to Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) in Schools, Trestle Theatre Co & Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 2022-24
(How To Create) The Greatest Poem In The Universe - Live Family Show, 2022
A Reckless Disregard for Stanzas - Poetry Installation, Metal Culture, 2022
The Secret Of Safari Island - Children’s Story Book & Workshop Programme (with illustrator Ellie Sandall), Millfield Festival 2021