Heidi Beck grew up in a small town in New Hampshire. She emigrated to the UK from the USA in 1998 and currently lives in the countryside near Bath.

She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Chicago and an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. She has worked a variety of jobs, including tour guide, data analyst, and assistant zookeeper.

Her poems have been widely published, most recently in The North, Butcher’s Dog, Under the Radar, Strix, The Live Canon 2019 Anthology, Poetry Ireland Review, and Brittle Star.