Ian Pindar was born in London in 1970. He published his first work, a life of James Joyce, in 2004. Emporium, his debut poetry collection, appeared in 2011. Constellations is his second collection. His poems have appeared in The English Review, The Forward Book of Poetry 2011 and 2012, London Magazine, Magma, New Poetries III, Oxford Poetry, PN Review, Poetry Review, Stand, the Times Literary Supplement and Wave Composition. Pindar won second prize in the National Poetry Competition 2009, a supplementary prize in the Bridport Prize 2010 and was shortlisted for the 2010 Forward Prize (Best Single Poem). He lives in Oxfordshire.