David Herd

David Herd is a poet, critic and co-organiser of the project Refugee Tales.

His critical history, Writing Against Expulsion was shortlisted for the 2024 MSA Book Prize and is now out in paperback with OUP. His most recent collection of poetry, Walk Song, was a Book of the Year in the Australian Review of Books.

In collaboration with Anna Pincus and colleagues at Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group, David has co-organised the project Refugee Tales since 2014.

He is Professor of Literature and Human Rights at the University of St Andrews.

His new collection of poems, As If It Was Possible This Morning, will be out with Shearsman later this year.