Roshan Doug was born in 1963. After obtaining a BA (Hons.) degree in English from Lancaster University he taught English at Athens University and in private language schools in Greece. He returned to England in 1988 and completed an MA in Modern English Literature at Nottingham University where he was also awarded Cripps’ Hall Tutorship.

Since then Doug has lectured in English language and literature at numerous colleges and universities in the UK and has travelled extensively in South America and the Far East. His first collection Delusion was published in 1995 which established him as a unique voice in contemporary British poetry.

The Socialist Review described him as ‘a refreshingly intelligent new voice in Anglo-Asian literature’. Doug’s second collection, The English-knowing Men, was published in 1999 and short listed for the Forward Prize for the Best Collection for that year for its ‘outstanding stylistic versatility and an abundance of rich romantic imagery’. His most recent book, a collection of elegies, The Delicate Falling of a God (2002), was inspired by the terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001.

In 2000 he was appointed BirminghamÕs Poet Laureate and, poet-in-residence at The Rep. This accolade has seen him produce a number of high profile commissions organisations such as the National Gallery, Waterhall Gallery in Birmingham and, Buckingham Palace, for the QueenÕs 75th birthday. Doug has appeared at a number of book festivals including the Ledbury Poetry Festival where he continues to work as a schoolsÕ poet. In 2002 he was appointed professor in poetry at the University of Central England and was also short listed for the Asian Jewel Awards for his contribution to the Arts and the Media.

Over the years, Doug’s work has appeared in a number of leading newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph as well as international publications such as India Abroad, The Christian Science Monitor and, The Times of India. He is regularly invited to give talks and papers on socio-political-educational issues such as how to incorporate cultural diversity in curriculum planning, the politics of multiculturalism and funding for poetry and the arts in schools and colleges.