Paul Evans (poet)
Encyclopedia
Paul Evans was an English
poet associated with the British Poetry Revival
. He is included in the anthology British Poetry since 1945 and the 1969 anthology Children of Albion: Poetry of the Underground in Britain
.
His work has been described as similar to that of Lee Harwood
, with a dreamy tone and surrealist images. His poems have no definite meaning, but alter each time they are read.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
poet associated with the British Poetry Revival
British Poetry Revival
The British Poetry Revival is the general name given to a loose poetry movement in Britain that took place in the 1960s and 1970s. The revival was a modernist-inspired reaction to the Movement's more conservative approach to British poetry.-Beginnings:...
. He is included in the anthology British Poetry since 1945 and the 1969 anthology Children of Albion: Poetry of the Underground in Britain
Children of Albion: Poetry of the Underground in Britain
Children of Albion: Poetry of the Underground in Britain, an anthology of poetry, was edited by Michael Horovitz and published by Penguin Books in 1969...
.
His work has been described as similar to that of Lee Harwood
Lee Harwood
Lee Harwood is a poet associated with the British Poetry Revival.-Life:Travers Rafe Lee Harwood was born in Leicester to maths teacher Wilfred Travers Lee-Harwood and Grace Ladkin Harwood, who were then living in Chertsey, Surrey...
, with a dreamy tone and surrealist images. His poems have no definite meaning, but alter each time they are read.
Publications
- February, 1970
- Prokofiev's Concerto, 1975
- The Manual for the Perfect Organisation of Tourneys, (Oasis Books, London, 1979)
- The Sofa Book, 1987. ISBN 0902771949