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Colin Herd is primarily a poet whose work includes collections such as 'ok' (BlazeVOX, 2011) and 'Glovebox' (Knives, Forks Spoons, 2014), which was highly commended in the Forward Prizes. He has toured Scotland with his project 'Auld Enemies,' funded by Creative Scotland, where 40 poets were invited to participate. Herd's background in the visual arts has led to collaborations with artists like Susan Wilson and Cat Outram, and their artist books have been shown at Edinburgh Printmakers and the Royal Scottish Academy. His research includes a focus on writing pedagogy, influenced by contemporary American poet Charles Bernstein and the Ancient Greek Sophists. He is involved in creative writing research and has significantly contributed to various literary discussions and academic supervision on topics ranging from Jungian exploration to cultural displacement.