John Mole lives in Hertfordshire where for many years he ran the Mandeville Press with Peter Scupham. His most recent collection is Keeping in Step (Shoestring Press, 2023) and a chapbook Pathways is forthcoming from Dare_Gale Press. He has received the Gregory and Cholmondeley Awards, and the Signal Award for his poems for children.

John Mole's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises four contributions of poetry, over a period of 10 years.