Richard Buckley is a freelance writer and editor as well as being a chartered accountant.
In addition to his poetry he has written short stories, children's books, and on business and professional subjects.
He worked in New York for five years and has also travelled in North and South America, Central Asia and Europe.
At the time of writing 'The Dutiful Penguin' he was living in Gloucestershire, married to his Austrian-born wife Elfie and their two sons, Sebastian and Benedict.