Luke Kennard is the author of numerous works of poetry and short fiction. His first collection of poems, The Solex Brothers , was published in 2005, and won him one of that year's Eric Gregory Awards. His second collection, The Harbour Beyond the Movie , made him the youngest writer to be nominated for the Forward Prize for Best Collection. He has since published two further full collections, and two pamphlets, one of which, The Necropolis Boat , was the Poetry Book Society's Pamphlet Choice in 2012. In addition to poetry, he writes criticism, short fiction, and is currently working on his first novel. He currently teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham.