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'''Christopher Reid''' (born May 13 1949) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[poet]], essayist, [[cartoonist]], and writer. He has been nominated twice for the [[Whitbread Awards]] in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of [[Martin Amis]], he was educated at [[Exeter College, Oxford]]. He is one of the exponents of [[Martian poetry]] which employs unusual metaphors to render everyday experiences and objects unfamiliar. He has worked as poetry editor at Faber and Faber and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Hull.
'''Christopher Reid''' (born May 13 1949) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[poet]], essayist, [[cartoonist]], and writer. He has been nominated twice for the [[Whitbread Awards]] in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of [[Martin Amis]], he was educated at [[Exeter College, Oxford]]. He is one of the exponents of [[Martian poetry]] which employs unusual metaphors to render everyday experiences and objects unfamiliar. He has worked as poetry editor at Faber and Faber and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Hull.


== Books ==
His books of poetry include: ''Arcadia'' (1979) (which won the 1980 [[Somerset Maugham Award]] and the [[Hawthornden Prize]]); ''Pea Soup'' (1982); ''Katerina Brac'' (1985); ''In The Echoey Tunnel'' (1991); ''Expanded Universes'' (1996); ''For and After'' (2003) and ''Mr Mouth'' (2005). He has also written two poetry books for children: ''All Sorts'' (1999) and ''Alphabicycle Order'' (2001). In 2009, he published ''A Scattering'', a book of elegies for his wife, with Areté Editions.

*''Arcadia'' (1979) (1980 [[Somerset Maugham Award]], [[Hawthornden Prize]])
*''Pea Soup'' (1982)
*''Katerina Brac'' (1985)
*''In The Echoey Tunnel'' (1991)
*''Expanded Universes'' (1996)
*''For and After'' (2003)
*''Mr Mouth'' (2005)
*''A Scattering'' (2009)
*''The Song of Lunch'' (2009)

== For Children ==
*''All Sorts'' (1999)
*''Alphabicycle Order'' (2001)
His poem "A Pub Band" is featured in the 2004 anthology ''Wild Reckoning'', which was inspired by Rachel Carson's [[Silent Spring]].
His poem "A Pub Band" is featured in the 2004 anthology ''Wild Reckoning'', which was inspired by Rachel Carson's [[Silent Spring]].

Revision as of 12:33, 20 April 2009

Christopher Reid (born May 13 1949) is a British poet, essayist, cartoonist, and writer. He has been nominated twice for the Whitbread Awards in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of Martin Amis, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He is one of the exponents of Martian poetry which employs unusual metaphors to render everyday experiences and objects unfamiliar. He has worked as poetry editor at Faber and Faber and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Hull.

Books

  • Arcadia (1979) (1980 Somerset Maugham Award, Hawthornden Prize)
  • Pea Soup (1982)
  • Katerina Brac (1985)
  • In The Echoey Tunnel (1991)
  • Expanded Universes (1996)
  • For and After (2003)
  • Mr Mouth (2005)
  • A Scattering (2009)
  • The Song of Lunch (2009)

For Children

  • All Sorts (1999)
  • Alphabicycle Order (2001)

His poem "A Pub Band" is featured in the 2004 anthology Wild Reckoning, which was inspired by Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.

See also