John Greening is a poet, critic and editor who has spent much of his life teaching adults and young people — in Scotland, the USA, and Cambridgeshire. He writes about the intimate relationship between everyday life and historical worlds. He has composed poems about Egypt, the Norse gods, polar exploration, and various historical figures. As noted by reviewer Tim Dooley in Times Literary Supplement, "Greening's poems can offer lyrical graces as well as psychological or political perspectives." He found much of the inspiration for his work through his travels in Germany, the United States, and Egypt.
