Carola Luther’s first two collections, Walking the Animals (2004) and Arguing with Malarchy (2011) were published by Carcanet Press. Walking the Animals was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for First Collection. Herd, a pamphlet of poems, was published by The Wordsworth Trust where Carola was Poet in Residence in 2012. She has worked in NGO’s, teaching, and mental health, and written text and lyrics for theatre. She moved to the UK from South Africa in 1981, and now lives in Yorkshire.