Anthony Thwaite
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Anthony Simon Thwaite, OBE
, (born 1930 in Chester
) is an English
poet and writer. He is married to the writer Ann Thwaite
. He was awarded the OBE
in 1992, for services to poetry. He was mainly brought up in Yorkshire
and currently lives in Norfolk
.
During World War II
he stayed with relations in the United States
. He was educated at Kingswood School
, Bath (1944–49) and subsequently read English at Christ Church, Oxford
.
He taught at Tokyo University from 1955 and 1957, and for a year in 1985. He has worked for BBC Radio
, the New Statesman
as literary editor, and from 1973 to 1985 as editor of Encounter with Melvin J. Lasky
. He is one of the literary executors of Philip Larkin
, and the major editor of Larkin's work.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, (born 1930 in Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
poet and writer. He is married to the writer Ann Thwaite
Ann Thwaite
Ann Thwaite has written five major biographies. "AA Milne: His Life" was the Whitbread Biography of the Year, 1990. "Edmund Gosse: A Literary Landscape" was described by John Carey as "magnificent - one of the finest literary biographies of our time"...
. He was awarded the OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1992, for services to poetry. He was mainly brought up in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
and currently lives in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he stayed with relations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was educated at Kingswood School
Kingswood School
Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748...
, Bath (1944–49) and subsequently read English at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
.
He taught at Tokyo University from 1955 and 1957, and for a year in 1985. He has worked for BBC Radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
, the New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
as literary editor, and from 1973 to 1985 as editor of Encounter with Melvin J. Lasky
Melvin J. Lasky
Melvin Jonah Lasky was an American journalist, intellectual, and member of the anti-Communist left. He was the older brother of the influential entertainment lawyer Floria Lasky and Joyce Lasky Reed, the President and founder of the Faberge Arts Foundation and former Director of European Affairs...
. He is one of the literary executors of Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin
Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL is widely regarded as one of the great English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century...
, and the major editor of Larkin's work.
Works
- Anthony Thwaite (Fantasy PressFantasy PressFantasy Press was an American publishing house specialising in fantasy and science fiction titles. Established in 1946 by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach in Reading, Pennsylvania, it was most notable for publishing the works of authors such as Robert A. Heinlein and E. E. Smith...
1953). Fantasy Poets 17 - Oxford PoetryOxford PoetryOxford Poetry is a literary magazine based in Oxford, England. It is currently edited by Hamid Khanbhai and Thomas A Richards.Founded in 1910 by Basil Blackwell, its editors have included Dorothy L...
1954 (1954) editor with Jonathan PriceJonathan PriceJonathan Price is an American composer who is best known for his musical Lao Jiu and for the film scores to Cyber Wars and Rustin.- Musicals :*Escape From Eldorado , Bar Harbor, The Unusual Cabaret... - Poems (1957) Privately Printed in Tokyo
- Essays on Contemporary English Poetry (1957)
- Home Truths (1957) poems
- Contemporary English Poetry - An Introduction (1961)
- New Poems 1961: A P.E.N Anthology of Contemporary Poetry (1961) editor with Hilary CorkeHilary CorkeHilary Topham Corke was a writer, composer and mineralogist...
and William PlomerWilliam PlomerWilliam Charles Franklyn Plomer CBE was a South African author, known as a novelist, poet and literary editor. He was educated mostly in the United Kingdom... - The Owl in the Tree (1963) poems
- Japan in Color (1967)
- The Stones of Emptiness : Poems 1963-66.(1967)
- Deserts of Hesperides: an Experience in Libya (1969)
- At Dunkeswell Abbey (1970) broadside poem
- Penguin Modern Poets 18 (1970) with A. Alvarez and Roy FullerRoy FullerRoy Broadbent Fuller was an English writer, known mostly as a poet. He was born in Failsworth, Lancashire, and brought up in Blackpool. He worked as a lawyer for a building society, serving in the Royal Navy 1941-1946.Poems was his first book of poetry. He began to write fiction also in the 1950s...
- Points (1972)
- Inscriptions, Poems 1967–72 (1973)
- Jack (1973) poem
- Poetry Today 1960-1973 (1973)
- Roloff Beny In Italy (1974) with Peter PorterPeter PorterPeter Porter is the name of:* Peter Buell Porter , U.S. political figure and soldier* Peter A. Porter , U.S. political figure and grandson of Peter Buell Porter* Peter Porter , Australian-born British poet...
, Gore VidalGore VidalGore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist. His third novel, The City and the Pillar , outraged mainstream critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality... - New Confessions (1974) poems
- The English Poets - From Chaucer to Edward Thomas (1974) with Peter PorterPeter PorterPeter Porter is the name of:* Peter Buell Porter , U.S. political figure and soldier* Peter A. Porter , U.S. political figure and grandson of Peter Buell Porter* Peter Porter , Australian-born British poet...
- Beyond the Inhabited World: Roman Britain (1977)
- A Portion for Foxes (1977) poems
- Twelve Poems (1978)
- Twentieth Century English Poetry : An Introduction (1978)
- New Poetry 4 (1978) Arts CouncilArts councilAn arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad...
anthology, editor with Fleur AdcockFleur AdcockKareen Fleur Adcock , CNZM, OBE is a poet and an editor of English and Northern Irish ancestry, who has lived much of her life in England.-Life and career:... - Victorian Voices (1980) poems
- Odyssey : Mirror of the Mediterranean (1981)
- Larkin at Sixty (1982) editor
- The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse (1983) editor with Geoffrey Bownas
- Telling Tales (1983)
- Poems 1953–1983 (1984)
- Six Centuries of Verse (1984) editor
- Poetry Today : A Critical Guide to British Poetry 1960-1984 (1985)
- Letter from Tokyo (1987)
- Fourteen Poems Collected Poems of Philip Larkin (1989) editor
- Selected Letters of Philip Larkin (1992) editor
- Poetry Today: A critical guide to British poetry 1960-1995 (1996)
- R. S. Thomas - Everyman's Poetry (1996) editor
- Selected Poems 1956-1996 (1997)
- Longfellow (1997) editor
- Anthony Thwaite in Conversation (1999) with Peter Dale and Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton (critic)Robert Ian Hamilton was a British literary critic, reviewer, biographer, poet, magazine editor and publisher....
- Paeans for Peter PorterPeter PorterPeter Porter is the name of:* Peter Buell Porter , U.S. political figure and soldier* Peter A. Porter , U.S. political figure and grandson of Peter Buell Porter* Peter Porter , Australian-born British poet...
(1999) editor - High Windows by Philip Larkin (2000) editor
- A Different Country (Enitharmon PressEnitharmon PressEnitharmon Press is an independent British publishing house specialising in poetry.The name of the press comes from the poetry of William Blake: Enitharmon was a character who represented spiritual beauty and poetic inspiration. The press's logo "derives from a Blake woodcut".-History:The Press was...
2000) poems - George MacBethGeorge MacBethGeorge Mann MacBeth was a Scottish poet and novelist. He was born in Shotts, Lanarkshire.When he was three, his family moved to Sheffield....
– Selected Poems (2002) editor - Further Requirements: Interviews, Broadcasts, Statements and Book Reviews, 1952-85, by Philip Larkin (2002) editor
- A Move in the Weather: Poems 1994-2002 (Enitharmon PressEnitharmon PressEnitharmon Press is an independent British publishing house specialising in poetry.The name of the press comes from the poetry of William Blake: Enitharmon was a character who represented spiritual beauty and poetic inspiration. The press's logo "derives from a Blake woodcut".-History:The Press was...
, 2003)