Roddy Lumsden has six previous collections including Mischief Night: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe, 2004) and Terrific Melancholy (Bloodaxe, 2011). He edited the anthology Identity Parade: New British & Irish Poets (2010), and co-edited The Salt Book of Younger Poets. He is a Core Tutor for The Poetry School, Poetry Editor for Salt Publishing and Series Editor of Best British Poetry. Originally from Fife, he now lives in London and has also worked as a puzzle, quiz and popular reference writer.