Haris Psarras was born in Athens, Greece, in 1982. He has published five poetry books. He has also contributed essays, translations, and short stories to journals and edited volumes. Translations of his work have appeared in anthologies and periodicals in Europe and North America. He studied law at the University of Athens, the University of Oxford, and the University of Edinburgh. He has held academic posts at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge, and is now an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Southampton.