Richard Muirhead was born in Hong Kong in 1966 and has been living in Macclesfield since 1998. He began seriously writing poetry in the first decade of the Twenty-first century under the guidance of Macclesfield poet and artist Jo Cookson,( although his first poem, Old Age was published at age ten in the Sandroyd School magazine The Quill)
He writes in both free verse and rhyming style. His poetry reflects his experiences of schizo-affective disorder since 1987 and the simple things of every day life. His favourite poets are John Clare, John Milton and the First World War poets. Struck By The Moon, which alludes to a belief Richard had during his 1987 episode of mental illness that the moon was influencing his mood, is his first published poetry collection.
Alien Rabbit will be publishing a new collection of poetry by Richard in the new year
