BOWIELAND

Peter Carpenter's poetry has been widely anthologised and praised and his chapter on creative writing appears in The OUP Handbook of British and Irish Poetry.

He has written essays and articles on a wide variety of subjects, from the photography of Boris Mikhailov to the poetry of T. S. Eliot, in journals such as London Magazine and PN Review. He contributed a chapter about rock star Gary Holton in London: City of Disappearances; and in Iain Sinclair's circuit around the M25, London Orbital, Peter appears as a character and guide.

Born in Epsom, Peter now lives near Oxford with his wife, Amanda, a sustainability activist, who runs the acclaimed Planet Pod . They also co-direct cult independent micropress, Worple.

Peter walks for life and still supports his local team.