He has also been shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry Prize, the Ted Hughes Award and the Saltire Society Poetry Prize. He has published four collections, two with the now-defunct Peterloo Poets: The Apple Ghost (1989) and Undark (1995) and two with Picador: Grain (2009) and The Golden Mean (2015). Glenday’s work is characterized by its meticulous craftsmanship and despite being a poet of marked achievement, Glenday is always extremely modest in conversation. He lives with his German wife, Erika, in the Scottish Highlands, where he worked as an addictions counsellor before retiring. In the following interview, he reflects on his work as a poet, art, editing, place and translation, as well as despairing of the recent Brexit vote in the United Kingdom.