Chris Lorensson, a Swedish-American from Los Angeles, has been writing poetry for 14 years and creating art for 10 years. In 1999 he pioneered the 'M4TH' international arts collaborative. In 2002 he helped run 'Pulse Eventuals', showing art at various venues across LA and Orange County. In 2005 he started the international writing collective procuring "unorthodox thoughts on Christian spirituality" at Upptäcka Network, and in 2010 Upptäcka Press was born to publish new ideas exploring the Christian faith. In 2011 Chris has published his first poetry anthology entitled Slurp, Gulp and start on Sounds. Later this year his essay "Mirror" will come out exploring the place of individuality & identity in faith-communities. Chris lives with his wife Ruth and baby boy Titus in Bristol UK where Chris and Ruth are active founding members of the LoveBristol Community and charity.