Tangled Yet Coiled is a collection of 22 poems exploring the climate emergency, the unifying potential of nature, and experiences of wilderness that vault the ego, captivate, and sustain. There is a strong thread of dissonance and uncertainty in these pages, as Tom interrogates where mental health intersects with these issues. But ultimately, it is written with the hope of turning powerlessness into small acts of courage and championing the natural beauty found in humans and all living things.
Tom is a poet living in Bristol, UK. His day job concerns play, nature, and adventure for young people. This influences his poetry in the sense that he is interested in transformation. Tom has a poetry collection titled Paint Yourself published by Arkbound. He has poems in the anthologies produced by Proost titled Learning to Love and Reaching for Mercy. Tom is part of the Urban Word Collective, and some of his poems feature in their anthologies titled Lyrically Justified.