Education
University of Edinburgh.
University of Edinburgh.
He has three sons, two stepchildren and two grand daughters. His work appeared in Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, Poetry (Chicago), The Scotsman, The Guardian, Financial Times, Wascana Reviewand Ploughshares to name but a few. His work is included in many anthologies such as the Faber Book of Twentieth Century Scottish Poetry (Faber and Faber 1992), Last Words: New Poetry for the New Century (Picador, 1999), New British Poetry (Grey Wolf Press, 2004), Contemporary poetry and contemporary science (Oxford University Press, 2006), 100 Favourite Scottish Poems (Luath Press, 2006), 100 Favourite Scottish Love Poems (Luath Press, 2008) and Being Human (Bloodaxe, 2011).
John"s new book "The Golden Mean" was published on 10 September 2015.