Born at the tail end of the seventies in Northern Ireland, Colin Dardis is the editor of FourXFour Poetry Journal, and the host of Purely Poetry, a monthly open mic poetry night in the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast. He is also a member of the performance group, Voica Versa. His poetry has been published extensively in journals, anthologies and website throughout the UK, Ireland and the US. Colin is a poet who displays hunger for understanding of himself and the world around him. His poetry and performances display an ever present sense of hope through times of love, sadness, death and joy, while sparkling with humour, honesty, modesty, and a touch of the absurd.