was born in 1964 and works as a lecturer, poet in schools and writing tutor for adults, as well as Primary PGCE Programme Director at the University of Exeter. He has published two volumes of poetry: How Far From Here is Home? (Stride, 1996) and The Difference (Aldeburgh Poetry Trust, 1999). He has held residences for Apples and Snakes Poets, The Aldeburgh Poetry Trust and The Poetry Society, for whom he co-edited The Poetry Book for Primary Schools (Poetry Society, 1998), an inspirational compilation. according to the Times Educational Supplement. He has read his work at venues across the UK, including: ICA, The Troubadour Café, The Poetry Place, Tate Britain, Tate St Ives, The Lowry Centre and The Arvon Foundation. He lectures on Tate Britain’s Speaking Pictures and Visual Paths programmes, and is a trainer for the Poetry Society’s poetryclass team.