Tim Heath writes poetry and, occasionally, gets it published. He was MC at Auckland’s Poetry Live for several years and he won poetry slams in New Zealand and Australia, including Poetry Idol, WOMAD, Going West, Burnie Gold Cup (Tasmania) and Bellingen (rural NSW).

Tim published a memoir, The Accidental Teacher, in 2021 and a poetry collection, Not as The Crow Flies, in 2018. He writes about everyday life and believes poetry should be straightforward, even funny.

He spent his working life as a teacher including ten largely happy years as Principal at Newton Central School. Now retired, time for writing is contentedly compromised by 10 grandchildren aged from 27 years to ten days. He also enjoys reading, cooking, gardening, golf, ocean sailing, watching cricket, tending the multiple needs of an ageing Grey Lynn villa … and dreaming.