Hugh Dunkerley was born in Surrey, but grew up in Edinburgh and Bath.  He now lives in Brighton with his wife and young son. He has published one full collection of poetry, Hare (Cinnamon Press, 2010), and two chapbooks, Walking to the Fire Tower, (Redbeck Press, 1997) and Fast (Pighog Press, 2007). He also writes on ecocriticism and teaches at the University of Chichester.