David Herd is a poet, critic and teacher. His collections of poetry include All Just (Carcanet, 2012) and Outwith (Bookthug, 2012). and he is the author of two critical works, John Ashbery and American Poetry and Enthusiast! Essays on Modern American Literature.

He has given lectures and readings in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, the USA and the UK and his essays and reviews have been widely published in journals, magazines and newspapers. Alongside Simon Smith he has collaborated with Jack Hues and The-Quartet on the project ‘Rote-Through’, and with Sam Bailey, Evan Parker and Matt Wright on the project ‘Feedback’.

His recent writings on poetry and politics have appeared in PN Review, Parallax and Almost Island. He is Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Kent, where he directs the Centre for Modern Poetry.