W. N. Herbert
W. N. Herbert, also known as Bill Herbert (born 1961) is a poet from Dundee, Scotland. He writes in both English and Scots. He and Richard Price founded the poetry magazine Gairfish. Educated at Brasenose College he currently teaches at Newcastle University. [1]
Books
Poetry collections
- Dundee Doldrums (1991)
- The Testament of the Reverend Thomas Dick (1994)
- Cabaret McGonagall (1996)
- The Laurelude (1998)
- The Big Bumper Book of Troy (2002)
- Bad Shaman Blues (2006)
Criticism
- To Circumjack MacDiarmid (1992)
References
- ^ Lindsay, Maurice; Duncan, Lesley, eds. (2005), The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 385–386, ISBN 0-7486-2015-X
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Herbert, W. N. |
| Alternative names |
Herbert, Bill |
| Short description |
Poet |
| Date of birth |
1961 |
| Place of birth |
Dundee |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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