Felix Dennis (1947-2014), magazine publisher and poet, was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. Dennis began his career as a publisher in 1974, when he published the niche magazine Kung-Fu Monthly. Four years later, however, he shifted his attention to computer magazines by purchasing Personal Computer World: a change that would make his fortune.

Dennis fell critically ill in September 1999, and was hospitalized. It was at this time that he was inspired to write his first poem. Two years later his first publication, entitled A Glass Half Full, hit the shelves. Nine more poetry publications would follow, including Do What the F**k I Say, which was published under the pseudonym Sebastian Melmoth II.

Dennis promoted his poetry with tours around the UK and the US. In order to lure the audience to his readings Dennis gave these tours the apt title "Did I mention the Free Wine?". The poetry readings were popular, with people frequently unable to obtain tickets or enter the overcrowded venues.

Dennis kept writing poetry until shortly before his death from throat cancer in 2014.

For full biographical details, see entry for Dennis, Felix (1947–2014), magazine publisher and poet, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.