Pete Mullineaux is originally from Bristol, UK. He now lives in Galway, Ireland. His poetry has been described as ‘tender & lyrical’, ‘gorgeously resonant’ and ‘grimly funny’. His work has been featured on ARENA (RTE) in Poetry Ireland Review 100 special edition (Ed Paul Muldoon) and widely anthologised. He’s published three collections: Zen Traffic Lights (Lapwing 2005) A Father’s Day (Salmon Poetry 2008) Session (Salmon 2011) and a new title is due in 2016. He also writes for the theatre and has had several plays produced for Irish national radio, (RTE). He has read all over Ireland, in New York, in the UK - most recently at Bristol & Cheltenham Poetry festivals.