Helen Ivory is a poet and artist. She has a degree from Norwich Art School and won an Eric Gregory Award in 1999. She has three collections with Bloodaxe Books, the most recent 'The Breakfast Machine' was published in 2010. She has taught for the Arvon Foundation, The Poetry School and at UEA where she is Course Director for Creative Writing for Continuing Education. She edits the webzine Ink Sweat and Tears and is an editor for The Poetry Archive.