David Morley (poet)
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David Morley is a British poet, critic, anthologist, editor and scientist of partly Romani extraction. His bestselling textbook The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing has been translated into several languages including Arabic. His poetry collection Enchantment was published in November 2010.
at Bristol University, gaining a fellowship from the Freshwater Biological Association
. He then conducted research on acid rain
. Before his appointment as a Fellow at Warwick University, David Morley directed the National Association of Writers in Education. He was elected deputy chair of The Poetry Society (UK) and co-founded The Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden. He co-edited a bestselling anthology The New Poetry for Bloodaxe Books
(1993) and edited the British and Irish poetry list for Arc Publications for ten years. Morley became Literature Officer for Kirklees
in Yorkshire
, directing the 1995 World Poetry Festival and 1995 Small Press Festival.
In 1996 he was appointed Arts Council Fellow in Writing at the University of Warwick
. He is currently Director of the Warwick Writing Programme and Professor of Writing. The University of Warwick awarded him a personal Chair in 2007, and a D.Litt in 2008.
Morley has received fourteen literary awards, including a major Eric Gregory Award
(in 1989), a Tyrone Guthrie Award from Northern Arts, a Hawthorden International Writers Fellowship, an Arts Council Writers Award, the Raymond Williams Prize, a Creative Ambitions Award, and an Arts Council Fellowship in Writing at Warwick University. He has also received two awards for his teaching, including a National Teaching Fellowship. Morley is himself the Director of the Warwick Prize for Writing
. He has been a guest on a number of broadcast programmes including Front Row, Open Book and The Late Show. His collection of poetry, The Invisible Kings, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. He has written criticism, essays and reviews for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian
, Poetry Review and The Times Higher Education Supplement
.
Background
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at Bristol University, gaining a fellowship from the Freshwater Biological Association
Freshwater Biological Association
The Freshwater Biological Association is a British membership association, independent scientific organisation and a registered charity...
. He then conducted research on acid rain
Acid rain
Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions . It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen...
. Before his appointment as a Fellow at Warwick University, David Morley directed the National Association of Writers in Education. He was elected deputy chair of The Poetry Society (UK) and co-founded The Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden. He co-edited a bestselling anthology The New Poetry for Bloodaxe Books
Bloodaxe Books
Bloodaxe Books is a British publishing house specialising in poetry.-History:It was founded in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne by Neil Astley, who is still editor and managing director. Joined in 1982 by chairman Simon Thirsk, Astley was later awarded an honorary D.Litt by Newcastle University in 1995...
(1993) and edited the British and Irish poetry list for Arc Publications for ten years. Morley became Literature Officer for Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
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...
, directing the 1995 World Poetry Festival and 1995 Small Press Festival.
In 1996 he was appointed Arts Council Fellow in Writing at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
. He is currently Director of the Warwick Writing Programme and Professor of Writing. The University of Warwick awarded him a personal Chair in 2007, and a D.Litt in 2008.
Morley has received fourteen literary awards, including a major Eric Gregory Award
Eric Gregory Award
The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission. The awards are up to a sum value of £24000 annually....
(in 1989), a Tyrone Guthrie Award from Northern Arts, a Hawthorden International Writers Fellowship, an Arts Council Writers Award, the Raymond Williams Prize, a Creative Ambitions Award, and an Arts Council Fellowship in Writing at Warwick University. He has also received two awards for his teaching, including a National Teaching Fellowship. Morley is himself the Director of the Warwick Prize for Writing
Warwick Prize for Writing
The Warwick Prize for Writing is an international cross-disciplinary prize, worth £50,000, that will be given biennially for an excellent and substantial piece of writing in the English language, in any genre or form, on a theme that will change with every award. It was launched and sponsored by...
. He has been a guest on a number of broadcast programmes including Front Row, Open Book and The Late Show. His collection of poetry, The Invisible Kings, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. He has written criticism, essays and reviews for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Poetry Review and The Times Higher Education Supplement
The Times Higher Education Supplement
The Times Higher Education , formerly Times Higher Education Supplement , is a weekly British magazine based in London reporting specifically on news and other issues related to higher education...
.
Poetry collections
- 1989: Releasing Stone (Nanholme)
- 1991: A Belfast Kiss (The Poetry Business)
- 1993: Mandelstam Variations (Arc Publications)
- 1994: A Static Ballroom (Scratch)
- 1998: Clearing a Name (Arc Publications)
- 2002: Scientific Papers (Carcanet)
- 2002: Of Science (with Andy Brown) (Worple)
- 2003: Ludus Coventriae (Prest Roots)
- 2007: The Invisible Kings (Carcanet)
- 2009: The Night of the Day (Nine Arches)
- 2009: The Rose of the Moon (Templar)
- 2010: Enchantment (Carcanet)
Non-fiction
- 1992: Under the Rainbow: Writers and Artists in Schools (Bloodaxe)
- 2007: The Cambridge introduction to Creative Writing (Cambridge University Press)
Anthologies edited
- 1990: Northern Stories 2 (with Philip Callow and Maura Dooley) (Littlewood)
- 1993: The New Poetry (with Michael Hulse and David Kennedy) (Bloodaxe)
- 2003: The Gift (Stride)
- 2004: Phoenix New Writing (Heaventree)
- 2007: No Longer Poetry: New Romanian Poetry (with Leonard Aldea) (Heaventree)
- 2007: Collected Poems of Geoffrey Holloway (Arrowhead)
- 2007: The Greatest Gift (NAGTY)
- 2009: Dove Release: New Flights and Voices (Worple Press)
External links
- Listen to David Morley reading his poetry - a British Library recording, 16 November 2010.