Roy Fisher was born in 1930 in Birmingham, England, where he lived until 1972. He worked as a pianist as well as a teacher of literature in schools and colleges, including the University of Keele, Staffordshire. Beginning with City (1961), he has published more than thirty books and pamphlets of poetry, including collaborations with visual artists such as Ronald King and Tom Phillips. He now lives in a village in Derbyshire's Peak District.
