John Whitworth (poet)
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He graduated from Merton College, OxfordOxford
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His work appears in Poetry Review, The Times Literary Supplement, London Magazine, The Spectator, Quadrant
Quadrant (magazine)
Quadrant is an Australian literary and cultural journal. The magazine takes a conservative position on political and social issues, describing itself as sceptical of 'unthinking Leftism, or political correctness, and its "smelly little orthodoxies"'. Quadrant reviews literature, as well as...
, New poetry, and The Flea
The Flea (online poetry journal)
The Flea is an online literary and art magazine . Its content is mostly related to poetry, and includes work belonging the differing styles of formalism and free verse by established authors and new writers...
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He taught a master class at University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
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He was a judge for the 9th Poetry on the Lake Competition, 2009.
He read at Lamar University
Lamar University
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He lives with his wife Doreen Roberts, who taught at the University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
, and their daughters Ellie and Katie, in Canterbury
Canterbury
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