Shaun Belcher was born Oxford, England in 1959 and brought up on a down-land farm before moving to a council estate in the small town of Didcot in 1966 just as England won the world cup..

He studied fine art at Hornsey College of Art, London from 1979–81
where he sat under a tree with Adrian Mitchell.

Began writing poetry in the mid 1980s and subsequently has been published
in a number of small magazines and a poem ‘The Ice Horses’ was used as the title of the Second Shore Poets Anthology in 1996.(Scottish Cultural Press).

He now lives in Nottingham, England after two years in Edinburgh studying folk culture and several years in the city of expiring dreams working as a minion at the University of Oxford. He has been involved in various literary projects including delivering creative writing workshops in Nottingham prison for the ‘Inside Out’ project.

His paintings have appeared on various record sleeves for Creation Records and WEA.

He is currently enjoying retirement from 20 years of teaching.

He and Neil Fulwood ran the Open Book readings in Nottingham and now co-edit the CHAINLINK journal.

He supports Arsenal football club.

Favourite colours therefore red and green like his politics.
We have not won the world cup again since 1966 and Shaun Belcher is not as famous as Simon Armitage although his songs are better.