Connor Weightman grew up in Perth/Boorloo and currently lives in Melbourne/Naarm. He holds a PhD from Charles Sturt University. His poems have appeared in various journals, includingWesterly, Corditeandfoam:e.His music has appeared on MySpace. He has worked as a barista, transcriptionist, critic and academic. He is working on his baking.Five hundred Swimming Poolsis his first collection.