Luke Roberts was born in 1987 and grew up in rural Cumbria. He is the author of Beginning to End (Nightboat, 2027), Bad Omens (2026), Home Radio (2021), Glacial Decoys (2021), and other works of poetry and prose. His criticism has been published widely, and includes Living in History: Poetry in Britain, 1945-1979 (2024). He is a regular contributor to New Left Review/Sidecar, and his writing has appeared in TLS, PN Review, and elsewhere. As an editor, he has been involved in archival publications by Mark Hyatt, Iliassa Sequin, and Cecilia Vicuña. With Amy Tobin he runs the small press Distance No Object. He lives and works in London.