Oz Hardwick was born in Plymouth, 1960, and now lives in York. He is the author of six collections of poetry, most recently The Ringmaster's Apprentice (2014), and The House of Ghosts and Mirrors (2017). Also in 2017, Oz co-edited The Valley Press Anthology of Yorkshire Poetry with Miles Salter. He is a Professor of Creative Writing at Leeds Trinity University, and an accomplished photographer and musician.
