Marius KociejowskiMarius Kociejowski was born in 1949 and lives in London. Poet, essayist and travel writer, he has published three collections of poetry, two books based on his travels in Syria, The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool <em>(Eland) and The Pigeon Wars of Damascus (Biblioasis), God's Zoo: Artists, Exiles, Londoners (Carcanet), which depicts a journey through the world cultures of contemporary London, two books of essays and feuilletons The Pebble Chance (Biblioasis) and Zoroaster's Children (Biblioasis), The Notebooks of Arcangelo Riffis (unpublished). His most recent books are The Serpent Coiled in Naples (Haus) and A Factotum in the Book Trade – A Memoir (Biblioasis). Forthcoming is The Quantum of Happiness – Three Scottish Islands: Orkney, Lewis, South Uist. Among other works of his is a collaboration with the artist Ana Maria Pacheco The Miraculous Journey of a Little Vixen (Pratt Contemporary Art). His Greville Press pamphlet Coast was awarded the Cheltenham Prize in 1991.He is a frequent contributor to PN Review. Read More Read Less