Michael Vince

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Michael Vince (born 1947) is a British poet and author. He was educated at Emanuel School and King's College, Cambridge, where he read English under Tony Tanner and began friendships with the poets Dick Davis, Robert Wells and Clive Wilmer.[1][2] He taught for the British Council in Greece for many years and now lives in London.[3]

Vince won a Gregory Award in 1977.[4] He has since published a number of books and pamphlets, most recently Plain Text in 2015 and Long Distance in 2020.[5] He has appeared in numerous magazines in the UK and USA, including Outposts, Southern Review, PN Review, Encounter, Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, Numbers, La Fontana and Verse.[6]

Vince has also published a number of best-selling ELT course books and grammars, including Highlight, and the Language Practice series.[7]

Works

Poetry

  • The Orchard Well (Carcanet, 1978)
  • Mountain, Epic and Dream (Bran's Head, 1981)
  • In the New District (Carcanet, 1982)
  • Gaining Definition (Robert L Barth, 1986)
  • Plain Text (Mica, 2015)
  • Twelve Poems of Michael Vince (www.michaelvince.co.uk, 2016)
  • Long Distance (Mica, 2020)

Anthology contributions

  • Young Winter’s Tales (Macmillan)
  • The River’s Voice (Common Ground)
  • Trees Be Company (Common Ground)
  • A Calendar of Modern Poetry (PN Review, 1991)
  • Baudelaire in English (Penguin, 1998)

References

  1. ^ Davis, Dick (4 November 2003). "Edgar Bowers and England". escholarship.org. University of California. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ Davie, Donald. "Letters to the Editors". pnreview.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Michael Vince". macmillanenglish.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ "The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards: Past Winners". societyofauthors.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Forthcoming events: Plain Text". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. ^ e.g. "Articles, Poetry Contributions and Reviews by Michael Vince". pnreview.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Books by Michael Vince". Goodreads. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

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