Lewis Blake
Lewis Blake (born June 1946) is a British poet and artist. He is a member of the Cambridge School of poetry, and, to a certain extent, the British Poetry Revival.
Life
Blake was born in
English Literature at the University of Bristol
.
For some time he worked as a newspaper journalist as a writer of obituaries and a reviewer of literary texts. As well as working as a mainstream journalist he has also written reviews for the academic journals
PMLA
.
Works
Blake's works are known for their
hip-hop style speech and literary criticism and valley girl
speak.
Influences
Blake's influences are wide ranging, and his poems contain eclectic references to different cultures. In particular he draws on
beat generation
.
References
His poetry is included in:
Persing, Louisa, Ed. (1976). To Banbury Cross and Back: A Collection of Modern Poetry, Palomar Publishing Co.
ISBN 0-686-17956-0