Susan Richardson is a poet, performer, educator and editor, whose three previous collections, Creatures of the Intertidal Zone, Where the Air is Rarefied and skindancing were published by Cinnamon Press. In addition to her recent residency with the Marine Conservation Society, she is currently poet-in-residence with the global animal welfare initiative, World Animal Day. Susan has performed at festivals throughout the UK, for organisations such as WWF and Friends of the Earth, on BBC 2, Radio 4 and at universities both nationally and internationally. She co-edits Zoomorphic, the digital literary magazine that publishes work in celebration and defence of wild animals.