John McKelvie was born in Scotland just over 66 years ago and has been writing poems songs and stories for the more than 50 years. This talent was recognised by his English teacher at school and when he was naughty, which he often was, instead of getting one hundred lines, he was made to write one hundred words as a poem and read it to the class. He developed his story- telling making up absurd adventure tales for his nieces and nephews and later his own children. On graduating he moved to London to work as a dustman where he also became involved with poetry and theatre before moving to Melbourne in 1987. He was delighted to find Melbourne had even more poetry venues than London and obtained a job in superannuation. His work has been published in a number of anthologies including, Best Australian Poems. At the urging of his friend Tom Kent he produced a volume, Hopscotch, which Tom edited and published. He has been a featured reader and singer at a number of poetry venues and considers the Dan to be his Saturday afternoon home. His work can be humorous, satirical, social, environmental, political or romantic and he is still sometimes naughty.