David Herd is the author of a book of poetry, Mandelson! Mandelson! A Memoir, two books of critical prose (Enthusiast! Essays on Modern American Literature and John Ashbery and American Poetry) and co-author (anonymously) of The Enthusiast Field Guide to Poetry. From 2002-5 he was co-editor of Poetry Review. His poems, fictions, essays and reviews have appeared in, among other publications: The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The TLS, The New Statesman, PN Review, The Enthusiast, and Another Magazine. He lives in Whitstable with the members of his family. He is currently writing a long story featuring a hut.


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