Raymond Garlick
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Raymond Garlick was an Anglo-Welsh poet and editor. Garlick was born in London
, but grew up in Llandudno
, and studied English literature
at the University of Wales, Bangor. Whilst there, he converted to Roman Catholicism, although no longer a practising Catholic. He founded and edited the Anglo-Welsh Review.
The poet Peter Finch
, chief executive of Academi
(the Welsh national literature promotion agency and society of writers) described Garlick as one of the five best mid-20th century English writers in Wales, along with R. S. Thomas
, Leslie Norris
, John Tripp
and Harri Webb
.
London
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, but grew up in Llandudno
Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
, and studied English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at the University of Wales, Bangor. Whilst there, he converted to Roman Catholicism, although no longer a practising Catholic. He founded and edited the Anglo-Welsh Review.
The poet Peter Finch
Peter Finch (poet)
Peter Finch is a Welsh poet, critic, author and literary entrepreneur living in Cardiff, Wales. He is Chief Executive of Academi, the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society of Writers. As a writer he works in both traditional and experimental forms...
, chief executive of Academi
Academi
Literature Wales Literature Wales Literature Wales (formerly the Academi is the Welsh national literature promotion agency and society of writers, existing to promote Welsh-language and English-language literature in Wales. Literature Wales publishes a literary magazine called Taliesin and a...
(the Welsh national literature promotion agency and society of writers) described Garlick as one of the five best mid-20th century English writers in Wales, along with R. S. Thomas
R. S. Thomas
Ronald Stuart Thomas was a Welsh poet and Anglican clergyman, noted for his nationalism, spirituality and deep dislike of the anglicisation of Wales...
, Leslie Norris
Leslie Norris
George Leslie Norris FRSL , was a prize-winning Welsh poet and short story writer. Up to 1974 he earned his living as a college lecturer, teacher and headmaster...
, John Tripp
John Tripp (poet)
John Tripp was an Anglo-Welsh poet and short-story writer.Born in Bargoed, Wales, he worked for the BBC as a journalist with the BBC, and later became a civil servant. He edited the literary magazine, Planet, and was a popular performance poet...
and Harri Webb
Harri Webb
Harri Webb was an Anglo-Welsh poet, journalist and Welsh nationalist.Harri Webb was born on 7 September 1920 at 45 Ty Coch Road on the outskirts of Swansea, but before he was two the family moved to Catherine Street, much nearer the city centre...
.
Works
- Poems from the Mountain-House (1950)
- Landscapes and figures: Selected poems 1949-63 (1964)
- A Sense of Europe (1968)
- A Sense of Time (1972)
- Incense (1976)
- Anglo-Welsh Poetry, (1480-1980) (ed.)
- Travel Notes (1992)
- The Delphic Voyage and Other Poems (2003)