Cath Drake is from Perth and lives in London, UK. The Shaking City (Seren Books), longlisted in the international Laurel Prize, highly commended in the UK Forward Prize, followed Sleeping with Rivers, Poetry Book Society choice, winner of the Seren/Mslexia pamphlet prize. Published widely in anthologies and literary journals internationally, Cath is also a mindfulness teacher, an award-winning environmental writer and she hosts The Verandah, quality online poetry events.