Matt Hetherington is a writer, music-maker, teacher, part-time DJ, and moderate self-promoter based in northern New South Wales. He has been reading his poetry in public regularly since 1995, and was co-editor of Straight from the Tank, a documentary film featuring over 60 poetry performances in Melbourne from 2003-2005. He has translated poetry from French and Spanish, as well as the Turkish of Hidayet Ceylan, and he is also on the board of the Australian Haiku Society. Some current inspirations are: Tristan Tzara, Pep Guardiola, and black sesame.