Grahame Davies (1964- ) is a poet, novelist, editor and literary critic, who has won numerous prizes, including the Wales Book of the Year Award.He is the author of 17 books in Welsh and English, including The Chosen People, a study of the relationship of the Welsh and Jewish peoples, a novel, Everything Must Change, about the French philosopher Simone Weil, the popular work of psychogeography, Real Wrexham, and a study of Welsh literary portrayals of Islam, The Dragon and the Crescent as well as a book of poetry in English, Lightning Beneath the Sea.A native of Wrexham, now based in Cardiff and London, he has a degree in English from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, and a PhD from Cardiff University, where he was an honorary fellow in the department of religious studies. He has an honorary D.Litt from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. He is a fellow and governor of Goodenough College, London, and travels internationally as a reader and lecturer. His poetry has been translated into many languages. His website is www.grahamedavies.com