Contemporary British Poet
Lee Dorman
Poetry from darkness into light.
"The life you almost did not survive is the reason someone else will."
From darkness into light — the journey every poem here knows by heart.
A narrative in three stages
These are not simply poetry collections. They are three stages of a human life — told honestly, without performance.
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The Poet
Lee
Dorman
Lee Dorman is a contemporary British poet who writes from the places most people are afraid to look. His poetry about loss, grief, addiction, and recovery is drawn from lived experience — and shared in the hope that someone else might feel less alone in what they are carrying.
He did not start writing to become a poet. He started writing because he had no other way to carry what he was holding.
"I have shared my experiences through poems to help others in awful situations."
— Lee Dorman
The Work, Out in the World
Publications
Poems and words that have found a home beyond this page — in print, online, and with the organisations they were written for.
A House Can Be Loud Without a Sound
Lee Dorman's poem on growing up with a parent's alcoholism, featured on the Nacoa website as part of their lived-experience voices series.
A Dad Never Forgets His Daughter
Featured by Aphasia Support during Aphasia Awareness Month — a poem about a father whose love for his daughter outlasts everything the condition takes from him.
Coming Soon
watch this spaceLive Readings
An evening of poetry read aloud — words given breath and room to land. Dates and venues to be announced.
Book Signing
Meet Lee Dorman in person. Sign your copy, share a moment. Locations and dates coming soon.
Publication
A new collection is taking shape. Watch this space for the announcement of the next work.
Announcements will be shared here and through the newsletter.
Causes Close to the Work
Charities
The poems on this site are drawn from real life. These organisations do vital work for the people those poems are written about.
Supporting individuals and families living with aphasia — the communication condition that can follow stroke or brain injury.
Visit Website →Providing information, advice and support for everyone affected by a parent's drinking.
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Free peer-to-peer support groups for men. No agenda, no pressure — just men talking to men. It's okay to talk.
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Offering teachings, meditation classes and a welcoming community for anyone curious about the Buddhist path and the wisdom it carries.
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Contact
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