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Andy Croft

September 01, 2023

For other people named Andrew Croft, see Andrew Croft (disambiguation).

Andy Croft (born 1956) is an English writer, editor, poet and publisher based in North East England.[1] His books include Red Letter Days, a history of British political fiction of the 1930s.[2] Other books by Croft include Out of the Old Earth, A Weapon in the Struggle, Selected Poems of Randall Swingler, Comrade Heart, After the Party, A Creative Approach to Teaching Rhythm and Rhyme and Forty-six Quid and a Bag of Dirty Washing. He has written seven novels and 42 books for teenagers, mostly about football.[1]

Writing residencies include the Hartlepool Headland, the Great North Run, the Southwell Poetry Festival, the Combe Down Stone Mines Project, HMP Holme House and HMP South Yorkshire. He has given many poetry readings, including readings in Paris, Moscow, Potsdam, Sofia, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, New York and London's Poetry International. He writes a regular poetry column for the Morning Star, is director of the T-Junction International Poetry festival, and he runs Smokestack Books.[1][3]

Bibliography Edit

Collections of poetry Edit

  • Nowhere Special (1996)[4]
  • Gaps Between Hills: Photographs (1996) with Mark Robinson and Dermot Blackburn[5]
  • Great North: A Poem of the Great North Run (2001)[6]
  • Just as Blue (2009)[7]
  • Comrade Laughter (2004)[8]
  • The Ghost Writer: A Novel in Verse (2008)[9]
  • Sticky (2009)[10]
  • Three Men on the Metro (2009) with W. N. Herbert and Paul Summers[11]
  • 1948: A Novel in Verse (2012) with illustrations by Martin Rowson[12]
  • Letters to Randall Swingler (Shoestring Press, 2017)[13]

Anthologies of poetry Edit

  • Red Sky at Night: an anthology of British socialist poetry (2003), with Adrian Mitchell[14]
  • North by North East: the region's contemporary poetry (2006) with Cynthia Fuller[15]
  • Not Just a Game: an anthology of sporting poems (2006) with Sue Dymoke[16]
  • Speaking English: Poems for John Lucas (2007)[17]
  • The Night Shift (2010) with Michael Baron and Jenny Swann[18]
  • Everything Flows: A Celebration of the Transporter Bridge in Poetry (2012)[19]
  • A Modern Don Juan: Cantos for these Times by Divers Hands (2015) with Nigel Thompson and George Baron[20]

Other publications Edit

  • smoke! an historical pageant (2004, Mudfog) - commissioned as part of the 150th anniversary of Middlesbrough.[21]
  • Comrade Heart: A Life of Randall Swingler (2003), revised 2020 as The Years of Anger

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c "About the Contributors", in Edward J. Carvalho (ed.), Acknowledged Legislator: Critical Essays on the Poetry of Martín Espada. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014, ISBN 1611476429 (pp. 333–4).
  2. ^ Christopher Hilliard, To Exercise Our Talents, Harvard University Press, 2006, ISBN 0674021770 (p. 322).
  3. ^ "About Smokestack Books". smokestack-books.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ Croft, Andy (1996). Nowhere special. Newcastle upon Tyne: Flambard. ISBN 9781873226223. OCLC 35831270.
  5. ^ Blackburn, Dermot; Croft, Andy; Robinson, Mark (1996). Gaps between hills: photographs. Stockton-on-Tees: Scratch. ISBN 9781897698105. OCLC 51762227.
  6. ^ Croft, Andy (2001). Great north: a poem of the Great North Run. North Shields: Iron Press. ISBN 9780906228890. OCLC 47357114.
  7. ^ Croft, Andy (2001). Just as blue. Hexham: Flambard. ISBN 9781873226445. OCLC 46601263.
  8. ^ Croft, Andy (2004). Comrade laughter. Hexham: Flambard. ISBN 9781873226667. OCLC 645826078.
  9. ^ Croft, Andy (2008). The ghost writer: a novel in verse. Nottingham: Five Leaves. ISBN 9781905512386. OCLC 173720902.
  10. ^ Croft, Andy (2009). Sticky. Newcastle upon Tyne: Flambard Press. ISBN 9781906601058. OCLC 837904537.
  11. ^ Croft, Andy; Herbert, W. N.; Summers, Paul (2009). Three men on the metro. Nottingham: Five Leaves Pub. ISBN 9781905512843. OCLC 837028493.
  12. ^ Croft, Andy; Rowson, Martin (2012). 1948: a novel in verse. Nottingham: Five Leaves Publications. ISBN 9781907869327. OCLC 793217371.
  13. ^ Croft, Andy (2017). Letters to Randall Swingler. ISBN 9781910323847. OCLC 1000037797.
  14. ^ Croft, Andy; Mitchell, Adrian (2003). Red sky at night: an anthology of British socialist poetry. Nottingham: Five Leaves. ISBN 9780907123491. OCLC 51622309.
  15. ^ Fuller, Cynthia; Croft, Andy (2006). North by north-east: the region's contemporary poetry. Cullercoats, Northumberland: Iron Press. ISBN 9780906228937. OCLC 212204375.
  16. ^ Croft, Andy; Dymoke, Sue (2006). Not just a game: an anthology of sporting poems. Nottingham: Five Leaves Publications. ISBN 9781905512133. OCLC 85824026.
  17. ^ Croft, Andy (2007). Speaking English: poems for John Lucas. Nottingham: Five Leaves Publications. ISBN 9781905512126. OCLC 154708360.
  18. ^ Baron, Michael; Croft, Andy; Swann, Jenny (2010). The night shift. Nottingham: Five Leaves Publications. ISBN 9781905512584. OCLC 244314996.
  19. ^ Croft, Andy (2012). Everything flows: a celebration of the transporter bridge in poetry. Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough Borough Council. ISBN 9780860830924. OCLC 858967262.
  20. ^ Croft, Andy; Thompson, N. S.; Byron, George Gordon Byron (2015). A modern Don Juan: Cantos for these times by Divers Hands. ISBN 9781910170045. OCLC 1062202730.
  21. ^ Croft, Andy (2004). Smoke!. Place of publication not identified: Mudfog. ISBN 9781899503612. OCLC 947067829.

External links Edit

  • Andy Croft website
  • Smokestack Books website


 

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Southwell Poetry Festival the Combe Down Stone Mines Project HMP Holme House and HMP South Yorkshire He has given many poetry readings including readings in Paris Moscow Potsdam Sofia Novosibirsk Kemerovo New York and London s Poetry International He writes a regular poetry column for the Morning Star is director of the T Junction International Poetry festival and he runs Smokestack Books 1 3 Contents 1 Bibliography 1 1 Collections of poetry 1 2 Anthologies of poetry 1 3 Other publications 2 References 3 External linksBibliography EditCollections of poetry Edit Nowhere Special 1996 4 Gaps Between Hills Photographs 1996 with Mark Robinson and Dermot Blackburn 5 Great North A Poem of the Great North Run 2001 6 Just as Blue 2009 7 Comrade Laughter 2004 8 The Ghost Writer A Novel in Verse 2008 9 Sticky 2009 10 Three Men on the Metro 2009 with W N Herbert and Paul Summers 11 1948 A Novel in Verse 2012 with illustrations by Martin Rowson 12 Letters to Randall Swingler Shoestring Press 2017 13 Anthologies of poetry Edit Red Sky at Night an anthology of British socialist poetry 2003 with Adrian Mitchell 14 North by North East the region s contemporary poetry 2006 with Cynthia Fuller 15 Not Just a Game an anthology of sporting poems 2006 with Sue Dymoke 16 Speaking English Poems for John Lucas 2007 17 The Night Shift 2010 with Michael Baron and Jenny Swann 18 Everything Flows A Celebration of the Transporter Bridge in Poetry 2012 19 A Modern Don Juan Cantos for these Times by Divers Hands 2015 with Nigel Thompson and George Baron 20 Other publications Edit smoke an historical pageant 2004 Mudfog commissioned as part of the 150th anniversary of Middlesbrough 21 Comrade Heart A Life of Randall Swingler 2003 revised 2020 as The Years of AngerReferences Edit a b c About the Contributors in Edward J Carvalho ed Acknowledged Legislator Critical Essays on the Poetry of Martin Espada Rowman amp Littlefield 2014 ISBN 1611476429 pp 333 4 Christopher Hilliard To Exercise Our Talents Harvard University Press 2006 ISBN 0674021770 p 322 About Smokestack Books smokestack books co uk Retrieved 5 April 2023 Croft Andy 1996 Nowhere special Newcastle upon Tyne Flambard ISBN 9781873226223 OCLC 35831270 Blackburn Dermot Croft Andy Robinson Mark 1996 Gaps between hills photographs Stockton on Tees Scratch ISBN 9781897698105 OCLC 51762227 Croft Andy 2001 Great north a poem of the Great North Run North Shields Iron Press ISBN 9780906228890 OCLC 47357114 Croft Andy 2001 Just as blue Hexham Flambard ISBN 9781873226445 OCLC 46601263 Croft Andy 2004 Comrade laughter Hexham Flambard ISBN 9781873226667 OCLC 645826078 Croft Andy 2008 The ghost writer a novel in verse Nottingham Five Leaves ISBN 9781905512386 OCLC 173720902 Croft Andy 2009 Sticky Newcastle upon Tyne Flambard Press ISBN 9781906601058 OCLC 837904537 Croft Andy Herbert W N Summers Paul 2009 Three men on the metro Nottingham Five Leaves Pub ISBN 9781905512843 OCLC 837028493 Croft Andy Rowson Martin 2012 1948 a novel in verse Nottingham Five Leaves Publications ISBN 9781907869327 OCLC 793217371 Croft Andy 2017 Letters to Randall Swingler ISBN 9781910323847 OCLC 1000037797 Croft Andy Mitchell Adrian 2003 Red sky at night an anthology of British socialist poetry Nottingham Five Leaves ISBN 9780907123491 OCLC 51622309 Fuller Cynthia Croft Andy 2006 North by north east the region s contemporary poetry Cullercoats Northumberland Iron Press ISBN 9780906228937 OCLC 212204375 Croft Andy Dymoke Sue 2006 Not just a game an anthology of sporting poems Nottingham Five Leaves Publications ISBN 9781905512133 OCLC 85824026 Croft Andy 2007 Speaking English poems for John Lucas Nottingham Five Leaves Publications ISBN 9781905512126 OCLC 154708360 Baron Michael Croft Andy Swann Jenny 2010 The night shift Nottingham Five Leaves Publications ISBN 9781905512584 OCLC 244314996 Croft Andy 2012 Everything flows a celebration of the transporter bridge in poetry Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Borough Council ISBN 9780860830924 OCLC 858967262 Croft Andy Thompson N S Byron George Gordon Byron 2015 A modern Don Juan Cantos for these times by Divers Hands ISBN 9781910170045 OCLC 1062202730 Croft Andy 2004 Smoke Place of publication not identified Mudfog ISBN 9781899503612 OCLC 947067829 External links EditAndy Croft website Smokestack Books website nbsp This article about a poet from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Croft amp oldid 1148297281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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