Paul Henry (poet)
Paul Henry | |
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Born | 1959 Aberystwyth, Wales |
Occupation | Poet, songwriter |
Language | English |
Nationality | Welsh |
Period | 1989– |
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Paul Henry (b. Aberystwyth, 1959) is a Welsh poet, songwriter and broadcaster. His poetry collection Boy Running was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award in 2016.[1]
Biography
Starting out as a singer-songwriter, Henry's first collection Time Pieces was published by
The Brittle Sea, New & Selected Poems was recently reprinted by Seren in the UK and by Dronequill in India, under the title The Black Guitar. Mari d’Ingrid, Gerard Augustin's translation of his fifth collection, Ingrid’s Husband, is published by
Henry teaches creative writing at writers' centres and has lectured at the University of South Wales. He has read and performed his songs at venues across Europe, the US and India. His co-readers have included Paul Muldoon, Carol Ann Duffy, Don Paterson and Vikram Seth. Henry is a featured poet in the UK pages of Poetry International and in the British Council authors' pages. More recently, he has written and presented arts programmes for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4.
Works
Poetry:
- 2011: The Black Guitar - Selected Poems, Dronequill (India)
- 2010: The Brittle Sea: New & Selected Poems, Seren
- 2008: Mari d'Ingrid, L'Harmattan (tr. Gerard Augustin)
- 2007: Ingrid’s Husband, Seren
- 2004: The Breath of Sleeping Boys & other poems, Carreg Gwalch
- 2002: The Slipped Leash, Seren
- 1998: The Milk Thief, Seren
- 1996: Captive Audience, Seren
- 1991: Time Pieces, Seren
References
- ^ "Book of the Year shortlist announced". BBC News. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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