Ross Brighton is a poet and critic, formerly of Christchuch, now based in Auckland. His most recent works are MEMORY AS VOID (Solar Luxuriance, 2013) and beck: nothing, can be done (Publication Studio Mälmo, 2013). He is the former reviews editor of US literary journal and press Tarpaulin Sky, and his work has been published in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the US, the UK, Switzerland, Sweden, and Puerto Rico. He completed a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Auckland in 2011.