Paul Evans
Paul Evans (1945 – 1991) was a Welsh poet associated with the British Poetry Revival. He is included in the anthology British Poetry since 1945 and the 1969 anthology Children of Albion: Poetry of the Underground in Britain. His work has been described as similar to that of Lee Harwood, with a dreamy tone and surrealist images.
Paul Evans
- Born
- 1945.
- Died
- 1991.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- poet.
- Honours
- Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize.
- Languages
- English.
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1945
Paul Evans born.
1991
Paul Evans died.
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• Current Affairs, Arc Publications, 1970 • True Grit, An Ant's Forefoot Eleventh Finger Voiceprint Edition, Essex, 1970 • February, Fulcrum Press, 1971 • Prokofiev's Concerto, Skylark Press, Brighton, 1975 • O.I.N.C.: An adventure story (The Human Handkerchief 4), with Peter Bailey, Wivenhoe Park, 1975 • The Manual for the Perfect Organisation of Tourneys, Oasis Books, London, 1979 • The Mountain Suite, Windows, Liverpool, 1982 • Sweet Lucy, Pig Press, Durham, 1983 • The Sofa Book, 1987. • The Door at Taldir: Selected Poems, ed. Robert Sheppard, Shearsman Books, 2009
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- 1.Edward Lucie-Smith in British Poetry since 1945
- 2.OCLC 2186830
- 3.Evans, Paul. The Sofa Book: Containing Sundry Remarks and Observations Composed for the Most Part Upon His Sofa Neaer the Sea. Arc Publications. 1987. 0-902771-94-9.
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Paul Evans is recorded as having received Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize.
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