Michael Merritt was born on 1 February 1970 in Sheffield, England. He was educated at Gleadless Valley School and then Rowlinson Sixth Form College, before attending Sunderland Pol...view moreMichael Merritt was born on 1 February 1970 in Sheffield, England. He was educated at Gleadless Valley School and then Rowlinson Sixth Form College, before attending Sunderland Polytechnic. He is a very sports orientated person and has played football at semi-professional level and is an accomplished squash player. He has a passion for languages and continues to study with The Open University, his second language being French, with also a good working knowledge of German. He has been writing poetry since the age of twelve. Michael has travelled extensively throughout Europe and the UK and spends his time between Derbyshire and Oxfordshire, England.view less