Published author, poet,
poetry judge and journalist.

Educacion: Exeter College Oxford /
English Language and Literature
Author - Freelance 1997 until today

Recent articles about writing and teaching poetry have appeared in the Times Educational Supplement, The London Magazine, Acumen and Oxford QUAD.

- Judge - Poetry Toolbox Challenge (Poetry Society). 2024.
- 'Sound and Sense in Poetry' published by Umbria Press. 2019.
- 'Scratching Around' Selected Poems by Paul Gittins published by Editions Illador
in English and French editions. 2014.
-'On Track.' Biography, published by River Books. 2014 (Reviewed Mail on Sunday 16/11/2014).
- 'Portraits in Verse.' Anthology. Published by The Perpetua Press, Oxford. 1997.

A selection of most recently published articles:
- 'The Horse in Poetry.' Acumen Magazine (no.111), Jan. 2025.
- 'Poetry and the Pundits.' Oxford University QUAD Magazine. Nov. 7th 2023.
- 'Philip Larkin and the Modernist Movement in Poetry.' Acumen Magazine (no.107). Sept. 2023.
- 'Experimentation and Didacticism in Poetry.' Acumen Magazine (no.104). Sept. 2022.
- 'Poetry on Tap.' Acumen 100th. Anniversary edition. May 2021.
- 'Landscape and Poetry.' Acumen Magazine (no.97). May 2020.
- 'W.H. Davies and Modern Poetry.' The London Magazine. October/November 2019.
- 'Poetry in a Pickle.' Acumen Magazine (no.95). September 2019.
- 'How not to write Poetry.' The London Magazine. June/July 2019.
- 'Sound and Sense in Poetry.' The London Magazine. October/November 2018.
- 'Hijacking Poetry.' Acumen Magazine (no.92). September 2018.
- 'Selling Poetry.' The London Magazine. June/July 2018.
- 'Teaching Poetry.' Times Educational Supplement. Online 21/9/2017.
- 'Internet Poetry.' The London Magazine. Online 19/5/2017.
- 'Poetry and the Public.' The London Magazine. Online 20/2/2017.