Overview
The latest collection from the author of Poetry the Basics (Routledge) explores family, mortality, and the natural world by delving into memory and dreams.Reviews
"Jeffrey Wainwright's work is among the most interesting of any poet now writing." —The GuardianAuthor Biography
Jeffrey Wainwright was born in Stoke-on-Trent and educated locally and at the University of Leeds. In 1973 he moved to Manchester Polytechnic, later Manchester Metropolitan University, from which he retired as Professor of English in 2009. In 1984 he was Judith Wilson Fellow at St John's College Cambridge. Besides poetry he has translated Charles Peguy, Paul Claudel,Pierre Corneille and Bernard-Marie Koltes for the RSC, the BBC, and the Actors' Touring Company. His poem 'An Empty Street' (PN Review) was shortlisted for the 2014 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. He lives in Manchester and for part of the year in Umbria.
