Luke Samuel Yates lives and works in the North- West. A four-times Foyle Young Poet of the Year, his work has appeared in The Rialto, The North, THE SHOp, Magma, Smith s Knoll and on the London Underground. He launched and performed his first pamphlet, written in 21 days, from inside a wooden box. His second, The Pair of Scissors that Could Cut Anything, was published by The Rialto in 2013.