Nigel Humphreys was born at Newport, Shropshire. However, for most of his adult life he has lived in the Aberyswtyth area.
Since relaunching his writing career in 2003 he is published widely throughout the United Kingdom in Poetry Journals and Anthologies.
In 2006 he won two International Poetry Competitions and he was invited to read his work at the Hay-on-Wye Festival and the Edinburgh Festival.
In 2007 his first Collection The Hawk's Mewl was published by Arbor Vitae Press, London. He also won first prize in the Decanto International Poetry Competition.
In 2009 his poems featured in the Darwin Centenary Celebrations in Shrewsbury and was invited to read his work at the The Poetry Society's The Poetry Place, Covent Garden. In that year he also took part in Against The Grain with the Distillery Poets at the University Arts Centre.
On Friday 30th April 2010 his second collection The Flavour of Parallel was published by Arbor Vitae Press, London, and launched at the Poetry Place, Covent Garden under the auspices of the International Arts Group known as The Gruntlers. On Friday 7th May it was launched at Aberystwyth University Arts Centre.
He continues to be involved with Aberystwyth University Arts Centre Poetry Workshop, The Word Distillery performances and the online Workshop run by Earlyworks Press. He also reads his work periodically as part of The Gruntlers Set at the Poetry Place, Covent Garden
Thanks to Adrian Perks of Shrewsbury Museum
