Antony Dunn lives in Leeds. Winner of the Newdigate Prize and an Eric Gregory Award, he has published four collections of poems, Pilots and Navigators, Flying Fish, Bugs and, most recently, Take This One to Bed (Valley Press, October 2016).
He edited and introduced Ex Libris, a posthumous collection of poems by David Hughes (Valley Press, 2015).
Take This One to Bed was one of ten books featured in New Writing North’s Read Regional 2018 programme. In 2025 Antony was one of the core poets selected to take part in the BBC Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford.
Antony is a regular tutor for The Poetry School and the Arvon Foundation. He has worked on a number of translation projects with poets from Holland, Hungary, China and Israel, and has been Poet in Residence at the University of York, Ilkley Literature Festival and the People Powered Press.
He was Artistic Director of Bridlington Poetry Festival from 2012 until 2018.
“I’m really enjoying Antony Dunn’s new collection Bugs. I’ve been a fan of Antony’s careful and precise verse for years”
Ian McMillan
“An often unique voice… subtle, thought-provoking and enormously readable”
Poetry Review