Robert Garnham

Professor of Whimsy

Hello, my name is Robert Garnham, and I am a writer, performer and humorist. On stage I am known at the Professor of Whimsy. I write short stories and humour columns for a newspaper.

Over the years I have performed everywhere, from the Edinburgh Fringe to New York cabaret, theatres and festivals, and on TV.

I have had four collections of poetry published, and a live CD. My short stories have been in various magazines, and in 2024 I won the Wergle Flomp humour poetry competition.

My novel The Neon Yak was published by Stoat Books in 2025.

On this website, you’ll be able to see my videos, and my solo shows in their entirety, and read some of the short stories that I’ve had published. You’ll also find my blog, and of course, my shop.

I hope you enjoy it!

“What I love most about Robert Garnham is that he seems naïve and childish enough to believe that poetry can be for the actual pleasure of the reader. His work is an invitation to spend time in his world, looking at things differently. He is excellent company. In short he’s an excellent poet with an inimtable voice and a nice smile. There’s warmth in his whimsy, it’s sturdy not flimsy. Where others might proffer inanity he offers humanity”. Matt Harvey.