Sonny Hall

Poet

Sonny Hall is an English artist, model and poet from London.

Hall's poetry and art explores deeply intimate themes including Hall's experiences with addiction, loss and death. He released his first book of poetry, The Blues Comes With Good News in 2019, with a second edition published by Holder & Stoughton soon after. Hall founded the publishing house Blue Beggar Books a year later. In 2024, Saint Laurent published Hall's personal collection of poems and drawings On The Soft Edge.

In 2015, Hall modelled in Nick Knight and Rei Nadal's fashion film, Yungsters. Since then, Hall has signed to Kate Moss's modelling agency, featuring in campaigns for Saint Laurent, Fendi, Gucci, Burberry, Marni and Sunnei, and in publications including AnOther, Numero Paris, L'Officiel, V Magazine and Man About Town.

Sonny Hall is an English artist, model and poet from London.

Hall's poetry and art explores deeply intimate themes including Hall's experiences with addiction, loss and death. He released his first book of poetry, The Blues Comes With Good News in 2019, with a second edition published by Holder & Stoughton soon after. Hall founded the publishing house Blue Beggar Books a year later. In 2024, Saint Laurent published Hall's personal collection of poems and drawings On The Soft Edge.

In 2015, Hall modelled in Nick Knight and Rei Nadal's fashion film, Yungsters. Since then, Hall has signed to Kate Moss's modelling agency, featuring in campaigns for Saint Laurent, Fendi, Gucci, Burberry, Marni and Sunnei, and in publications including AnOther, Numero Paris, L'Officiel, V Magazine and Man About Town.

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