Charles Boyle (poet)
Appearance
Charles Boyle (born in Leeds in 1951) is a British poet. He has also published a novella, 24 for 3, under the pseudonym Jennie Walker.[1]
Boyle read English at Cambridge, taught in a Sheffield comprehensive and in Egypt,[2] and worked in publishing, including several years at Faber and Faber.
He is best known for writing The Age of Cardboard and String. This book of poems had favourable reviews from The Guardian[3] and Magma Poetry[4].
In 2007, as a result of his difficulty in getting 24 for 3 published, he set up CB editions[5] (http://www.cbeditions.com), a small press dedicated to novellas, translations and writing in other genres often neglected by mainstream publishers.
Awards
- 1981 Cholmondeley Award
- 1996 Forward Prize shortlist for Paleface
- 2001 T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist for The Age of Cardboard and String
- 2001 Whitbread Awards shortlist for The Age of Cardboard and String
- 2008 McKitterick Prize for 24 for 3 (as Jennie Walker)
References
- ^ Bloxham, Andy (2008-06-20). "Lauded book by Jennie Walker is really by Charles Boyle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ Cover copy of Charles Boyle, Affinities (Manchester: Carcanet 1977)
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (2001-03-31). "Cheeky alibis". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ^ Killingworth, Michael (summer 2001). "When lack of love contaminates". Magma Poetry. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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