W. N. HerbertWN (Bill) Herbert is a Dundonian poet based in the North-East of England. He has published eight collections with Bloodaxe, from Forked Tongue (1994) to The Wreck of the Fathership (2020). Edited books include Strong Words: modern poets on modern potry (with Matthew Hollis), Jade Ladder: Contemporary Chinese Poetry (with Yang Lian) and New Boots and Pantisocracies (with Andy Jackson). He has been a Literary Fellow for the Wordsworth Trust, a Professor of Poetry at Newcastle University, and the first Makar of Dundee. Read More Read Less