Winner of the 2014/15 Pamphlet Competition, chosen by Billy Collins.
David Tait lives in Guangzhou,China, where he teaches English. His first full collection Self-Portrait with The Happiness (Smith/Doorstop, 2014) was shortlisted for the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize and received an Eric Gregory Award from The Society of Authors. Poems appear in Ambit, Magma, Poetry Review, The Rialto and The Forward Prize Anthology. This is the second time he has won the pamphlet competition, previously being named as a winner in the 2010 competition with Love’s Loose Ends.