Ronnie McGrath

RONNIE MCGRATH (aka “ronsurreal”) is a socially conscious visual artist, neo-surrealist poet and novelist. He teaches creative writing in a diverse range of educational settings in London. A former creative writing lecturer at The University of The Arts, he is also a founding member of the now defunct musical group, The London Afro Blok. In 1993, he was commended for his writing by ACER, which later published and awarded him first place for his writing. He is the author of the poetry collection, Data Trace (2010), the novel On the Verge of Losing It (2005), and the chapbook, Poems From The Tired Lips Of Newspapers (2003). His work has appeared in IC3 and The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain. McGrath has published paintings in Callaloo: Journal of African American Arts and Letters – The Politics Issue (Vol. 31, No. 4), and in 2008, appeared on the BBC documentary, Front Room.