Paul Groves (poet)

Paul Groves is a British poet and critic whose work has appeared in many literary periodicals and has won numerous prizes since he was first published in 1968. He was for twenty years a schoolteacher, after which he spent two decades as a Creative Writing lecturer. He has given countless readings, both live and on television and radio.^[1] He was born in Gloucester in 1947, lived for a quarter of a century in the Forest of Dean,^[2] and currently resides near Monmouth.

Publications

• Academe (Seren, 1988)
• Ménage à Trois (Seren, 1995)
• Eros and Thanatos (Seren, 1999)
• Wowsers (Seren, 2002)
• Country Boy (Starborn Books, 2007)
• Qwerty (Seren, 2008) ^[3]

Awards and recognition

• Eric Gregory Award from The Society of Authors
• Twice winner of The Times Literary Supplement International Poetry Prize

External links

• Paul Groves at Seren Books
• Paul Groves reads his poetry from Seren Books on YouTube
• "Poems and pints with Paul Groves and others" What's On in Wales

References