Paul Deaton, raised in Wales, now lives in Bristol. A Watchful Astronomy (Seren, October 2017) his debut collection, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and National Poetry Day selected title. He won a Society of Authors Award in 2019. And has most recently co-edited an anthology of running poems, with Ben Wilkinson & Kim Moore, published by The Poetry Business. On ‘A Watchful Astronomy’ ‘Each poem in this collection is like a little torchlight ... I felt like it totally wrapped me up as a reader, and I really couldn’t put it down.’ – Jen Campbell, Sunday Times author / blogger