▁born ▁in ▁P ret oria , ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁England ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁two . ▁He ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Marg ate . ▁Having ▁finished ▁school ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Air ▁Training ▁Corps , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁corpor al ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁tr ump et ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 3 8 ▁squad ron ▁band . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁college ▁in ▁Can ter bury . ▁After ▁leaving ▁college , ▁and ▁having ▁been ▁denied ▁his ▁child hood ▁dream ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot , ▁he ▁slowly ▁acquaint ed ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁bo hem ian ▁scene . ▁Cal vert ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁earnest ▁by ▁writing ▁poetry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁formed ▁the ▁street ▁theatre ▁group ▁Street ▁D ada ▁N ih il ismus . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁fl our ishing ▁psych ed el ic ▁sub c ulture . ▁He ▁soon ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁active ▁members ; ▁joining , ▁amongst ▁other ▁activities , ▁Fr end z , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁under ground ▁mag az ines ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁acquaint ed ▁himself ▁with ▁New ▁W ave ▁science ▁fiction ▁writers . ▁Acc laimed ▁author ▁Michael ▁Mo or cock , ▁winner ▁of ▁several ▁science ▁fiction ▁literary ▁awards ▁and ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁influ ential ▁New ▁World s ▁magazine , ▁became ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁friend . ▁Cal vert ' s