Lara Munden graduated with a first class degree in History of Art and Film from the University of Kent in 2011 and is currently undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Writing at the University of York (UK). For almost 10 years she has worked as content developer and writer for interpretative design consultancy Bright White Ltd, which at its heart helps to tell the stories of communities and individuals. The poems featured here are her first to be published.