Author of The Knights Templar: The History & Myths of the Legendary Military Order, The Cathars: The Rise & Fall of the Great Heresy, The Gnostics: The First Christian Heretics, Andrei Tarkovsky, and New Waves in Cinema. Wigtown Poetry Prize winner 2011; Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature's Emerging Writers 2012; Plough Poetry Prize 2013 (longlist); Poetry Business Pamphlet Comp. shortlist 2017; Wells Poetry Competition 2017 & 20 shortlist; Templar Portfolio Award winner 2017.
My poem 'Men with Guns' has been shortlisted for the 2021 Fish Poetry Prize, judged by former US Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. More info here. The piece is a bit of family folklore, recounting my grandfather's experiences during the Larne Gun Running of 1914.
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