Richard Greene (born July 17, 1961) is a

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poet. His book ''Boxing the Compass'' won the

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''The Globe and Mail'', November 16, 2010. A resident of

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, Greene teaches English literature at the

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. He is the author of ''

Edith Sitwell Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964) was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess ...

: Avant Garde Poet, English Genius''. Virago (2012)and most recently (2020) The Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene.

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