Paul Groves (poet)

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.[1] He was born in Gloucester in 1947, lived in the Forest of Dean, and currently resides in Somerset.[2]

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

References
  1. Starborn Authors Archived 2012-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Writers of Wales Database: Groves, Paul, Literature Wales. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. Charles Bainbridge (30 August 2008) "Qwerty", The Guardian.
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