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The Poetry Review
''Poetry Review'' is the magazine of The Poetry Society, edited by the poet Emily Berry. Founded in 1912, shortly after the establishment of the Society, previous editors have included poets Muriel Spark, Adrian Henri, Andrew Motion and Maurice Riordan. Background Founded in January 1912, the publication took over from the ''Poetical Gazette'', a members news magazine for the newly formed Poetry Society. It was first edited by Harold Monro, who was ousted after a year by alarmed, more conservative-minded trustees. He was followed by Stephen Phillips (1913–15). Galloway Kyle, The Poetry Society's founder and director, presided over the ''Review'' from 1916–47. He managed to keep the magazine running during the blitzing of London, despite ongoing bombing of the neighbourhood and the damage of Kyle's own home. He declared that he wanted to make poetry popular, "the common heritage and joy to all", geared to a common everyman, bringing poetry down from its "ivory tower"."We sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Berry
Emily Berry (born 1981) is an English poet and writer. Emily Berry was born and raised in London and studied English literature at Leeds University, and Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths College. She is currently completing a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia. She was awarded an Eric Gregory Award in 2008. Her pamphlet ''Stingray Fevers'' was published by tall-lighthouse in 2008. Her debut collection of poems, ''Dear Boy'' ( Faber & Faber, 2013), won the Hawthornden Prize, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. She is a contributor to The Breakfast Bible (Bloomsbury, 2013). Her second collection, entitled ''Stranger, Baby'', was published by Faber & Faber in 2017. In 2017, Berry succeeded Maurice Riordan as the editor of '' Poetry Review'', the UK's most widely read poetry magazine. In June 2018 Berry was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative. Awards *—(2014), Hawthor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |