Selected Poetry and Prose by John Riley
By the time of his death at the age of 41, Riley had achieved a poetry whose importance is not circumscribed by the concerns and trends of its day. His finest poems are an embodiment of integrity and vision: precise observation and wit co-exist with an extraordinary beauty of image and rhythm.
John Riley was born in Leeds in 1937 and served in the Royal Air Force from 1956 to 1958 as a National Serviceman. He read English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and became part of the group known as the Cambridge School of Poets. He played a major role in setting up and running Grosseteste Press and its associated Review. After teaching for nine years in secondary schools he returned to Leeds to write full-time. He was attacked and killed by muggers near his home in 1978.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848614888 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848614888 |
| Title | Selected Poetry and Prose |
| Author | John Riley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Shearsman Books |
| Year published | 2016-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 126 |
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