Born in India in 1945, he began writing poetry at Merton College, Oxford.
He went on to win numerous prizes and publish in many highly regarded venues.
He published twelve books: ten collections of his own work, an anthology of which he was the editor, and a textbook on writing poetry.
His work appeared in Poetry Review, The Times Literary Supplement,[2] London Magazine, The Spectator,[3] Quadrant, New Poetry,[4][5] The Flea,[6] Chimaera, HyperTexts, Light, Qualm, and Shit Creek Review.
He was married to Doreen Roberts, who taught at the University of Kent; they had two daughters, Ellie and Katie.