Idris was born in the market town of Rhayader in Mid-Wales. He left Wales to find work in England at the age of twenty one and settled in Tamworth, Staffordshire where he has remained ever since.

Married with four children, Idris started writing poetry relatively late in life. Four collections - "Pacing Backwards" and "Pathways" were published in 1996 and 1997 by Feather Books of Shrewsbury; "Other Places" by Original Plus Press came out in 1998 and "Warm Rain" published by Kite Books, was published in 2001.

His latest collection "Departures and Returns" is now out and published by Peer Published Poetry.