Alex Houen is author of the poetry chapbooks Rouge States (Oystercatcher, 2014) and (with Geoff Gilbert) Hold! West (Eyewear, 2016). His poems have appeared in PN Review , Poetry London , The Wolf , Shearsman Magazine and other journals. He co-edits (with Adam Piette) online poetry magazine Blackbox Manifold and teaches Modern Literature at the University of Cambridge.

Alex Houen's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises one contribution of poetry.