Matthew Byrne
Writer. Founder. Digital marketer. Based in South Yorkshire.
I spent seven years in Beijing building the Spittoon Arts Collective from a single poetry night into one of the largest English-language literary collectives in China. Since returning to the UK in 2020 I’ve worked in professional marketing, completed the CIM Level 6 Diploma with multiple distinctions, and spent increasing amounts of time thinking about what AI makes possible for people who make things for a living.
This site is the record of what I’ve built and what I’m building next.
Spittoon Arts Collective
In 2015 I started a poetry night in a Beijing hutong bar. Within five years it had grown into one of the largest English-language literary collectives in China — seven cities, eight magazine issues, sixty volunteers, two hundred events, and international chapters from Gothenburg to Addis Ababa. This is the archive.
Undergods
A blog about AI tools, workflows, and what automation makes possible. Written from daily use, not from press releases. The premise: clear the administrative load and people get to spend more time on the work that defines them.
Based in South Yorkshire. Find me on LinkedIn.
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Matthew Byrne | Writer, Founder, Digital Marketer 