Harry Eyres (born 1958) is a British journalist, writer and poet

Biography and Career

Eyres was educated as a King's Scholar at

Eton College Eton College () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England, Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. i ...

, where he won the

Newcastle Scholarship The Newcastle Scholarship is an annual prize awarded at Eton College in England for the highest performance in a series of special written examinations taken over the course of a week. It was instituted and first awarded in 1829 and is the college ...

in 1975, and at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

, where he studied English language and literature. He holds a Diploma de Estudios Hispanicos from Barcelona University and an MSc in Environmental Assessment and Evaluation from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 milli ...

(LSE). Eyres was a theatre critic and arts writer for ''

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'' from 1987 to 1993, the wine editor of ''

Harpers & Queen ''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the s ...

'' from 1989 to 1996, and the wine columnist for ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''Th ...

'' magazine from 1984 to 1989. He was Poetry Editor of ''

The Daily Express The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet ...

'' from 1996 to 2001. Prior to his writing career, in the early 1980s, he was a junior expert at Christie's wine department, working under wine critic Michael Broadbent. From 2004 to 2015, Eyres wrote a weekly column for ''

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'', titled "Slow Lane", which focused on the creative use of leisure time. He is also the editor of ''LSE Environment'', the newsletter of the Centre for Environmental Policy and Governance at the LSE. He teaches London theatre for a consortium of American universities. Eyres is the author of ''Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet'' (2013), ''Beginner’s Guide to Plato’s The Republic'' (2001), ''Wine Dynasties of Europe: Personal Portraits of Ten Leading Houses'' (1990), several books on wine, as well as a volume of poetry, titled ''Hotel Elisio'' (2001). He is also the co-author of “Johnson’s Brexit Dictionary” (2018).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eyres, Harry Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) English male journalists English expatriates in Spain English columnists Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge University of Barcelona alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics People educated at Eton College 1958 births