About the Author

Steve Harvey is originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, where he worked as a teacher, youth leader, and police officer. After retirement from the police service, he ran creative writing courses in France with guest writers including A L Kennedy and Donny O'Rourke. He has had poems published in various publications, such as Poetry Ireland, and a collection of his earlier work, A Fixed Expression, was published by Khak Media in Iraq.He now lives in Edinburgh and has performed his work at many venues, including, in 2016, the Burns Night Slam at the National Library of Scotland and the slam at the Tartan Heart Festival.