Frank Prem has been a storytelling poet for more than forty years and spent his working life in various parts of the public psychiatry system in Victoria, Australia. His work has been published in magazines, e-zines, and anthologies both in Australia and internationally, and he has performed and recorded his poetry as spoken word. He has published more than 35 poetry and picture-book collections. Frank is an Adjunct Research Associate with the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He and his wife live in the beautiful township of Beechworth, in north-east Victoria.