Julia Bird is a poet and arts administrator. She has published the poetry collections Hannah and the Monk (2008) and Twenty-four Seven Blossom (2013) with Salt Publishing, and the pamphlets Now You Can Look (2017) and is, thinks Pearl (2021) with The Emma Press. She has worked for many poetry and literature organisations, and produces touring live literature shows through her company Jaybird Live Literature. More details at juliabird.wordpress.com. She grew up in Gloucestershire and lives in London.
Mike Sims is a writer, poet and editor. He has collaborated on several artist’s books with Roy Willingham RE, including Letter of advice to Amy by Joseph Cornell and This Westward. As a member of Ground Collective, he has shown in many exhibitions: Ground Works at APT Gallery, London; Uncertain Edges at Electro Studios, St Leonards-on-Sea; and Messages from a Silent River at Hypha Gallery 2, 1 Poultry, London. He co-founded The Illustrated Ape magazine and is a former editor of Printmaking Today. He was born on the Wirral and lives in London.