Paul Groves
Paul Groves is a British poet and critic whose work has appeared in many literary periodicals and has won several 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.
Paul Groves
- Born
- 1947. · Gloucester.
- Occupation
- poet.
- Education
- University of Wales, Newport and St Michael's College.
- Honours
- Eric Gregory Award.
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1947
Paul Groves born at Gloucester.
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He was born in Gloucester in 1947, lived in the Forest of Dean, and currently resides in Somerset.
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Paul Groves, a writer and teacher, was born in 1947 in Gloucester. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
• Academe (Seren, 1988) • Ménage à Trois (Seren, 1995) • Eros and Thanatos (Seren, 1999) • Wowsers (Seren, 2002) • Country Boy (Starborn Books, 2007) • Qwerty (Seren, 2008)
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• Eric Gregory Award from The Society of Authors • Twice winner of The Times Literary Supplement International Poetry Prize
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