Peter Pegnall has published six full collections of poetry, 5 with Lapwing Press and one with Blackwater Press. He writes obituaries for The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, Theatre Reviews for the Catholic Herald, Poetry Reviews for Poetry Ireland, The London Magazine aand Ploughshares. He is Founder Director of A Casa dos Poetas, the first genuinely collaborative Poetry Festival to be held in The Algarve, in Lisbon and on Brighton. Teaches Latin at a local comprehensive school and Creative Writing all over the the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Portugal and The United States. He is a pioneer in the study and practice of Poetry as a contributor to mental health. Has performed with Steve Clayton from Hawkwind and Phillp Sheppard, composer of the music for the latest Star Wars movie, He was taught by Seamus Heaney and taught alongside Billy Collins, Carol AnnDuffy and Simon Armitage,