Poet, musician and critic, C.L. Dallat studied at Queen’s University Belfast and now lives in London where he reviews for several publications including the Times Literary Supplement. He has also been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Review since its inception in 1998. He won the Strokestown International Poetry Competition in 2006 and his latest collection is The Year of Not Dancing (Blackstaff Press, 2009). See www.cahaldallat.com for more information.