Craig Anthony Raine, FRSL (born 3 December 1944) is an English contemporary poet. Along with Christopher Reid, he is a notable pioneer of Martian poetry, a movement that expresses alienation with the world, society and objects.[1] He was a fellow of New College, Oxford, from 1991 to 2010 and is now emeritus professor. He has been the editor of Areté since 1999. In 2020 the magazine closed after 60 issues.
Raine was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, the son of Norman Edward and Olive Marie Raine.[2] His father was the North of England amateur boxing champion in 1937.[3] He then worked as a bomb armourer for the RAF, until forced to retire due to epilepsy caused by a skull fracture.[4][3] After the RAF his father worked as a pub landlord.[3] He was raised in a prefab in Shildon, a town near Bishop Auckland.[5][6] He won a scholarship to Barnard Castle School, where he lived as a boarder.[6] Of his time there he has recalled that it seemed that everyone else's parents seemed to be:
accountants or surgeons or something. I couldn't say my father was an ex-boxer who did faith healing, had epileptic fits and lived off a pension. So for a while I said he was a football manager. But by the end I was inviting my friends home and they thought he was just as terrific as I did.[6]
Raine has commented on his education: "At Barnard Castle I was taught by an absolutely remarkable English teacher, Arnold Snodgrass, a friend of W. H. Auden at Oxford [and later Robert Graves]. There was no question that he altered my mindset on things and made me very critical."[4][7] At school he wrote "'pimply Dylan Thomas' poems, some of which he sent to Philip Toynbee, then lead reviewer at The Observer".[6]
He taught at Oxford and followed a literary career as book editor for New Review, editor of Quarto, and poetry editor at the New Statesman. He became poetry editor at publishers Faber and Faber in 1981, and has been a fellow of New College, Oxford, since 1991, retiring from his post as tutor in June 2010.
Craig Raine is founder and editor of the literary magazine Areté and a frequent contributor.[8] His works include a number of poetry collections:[9]The Onion, Memory (1978), A Martian Sends a Postcard Home (1979), A Free Translation (1981), Rich (1984), History: The Home Movie (1994), and Clay. Whereabouts Unknown (1996). His reviews and essays are collected in two anthologies: Haydn and the Valve Trumpet (1990) and In Defence of T. S. Eliot (2000). A short critical-biographical study of Eliot, T. S. Eliot: Image, Text and Context, was published in 2007.
His friend Ian McEwan argues that Raine espouses "very strong and clear, almost Arnoldian, ideas of literature and criticism".[6]
^British Council: Biography 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine – "It is worth recalling how The Onion, Memory (1978) and A Martian Sends a Postcard Home (1979), Raine’s first two poetry collections, made such a spectacular impact on the then becalmed world of British poetry, seeming to set off a stylistic revolution of visual similes, wordplay and punning – even if in the long run it turned out to be a fashion. 'The Martian School', so-called by his friend James Fenton and inaugurated with another, Christopher Reid, had a widespread effect on readers and young poets alike, spawning a host of imitators."
^ abc'RAINE, Craig Anthony', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 20 April 2012
^ abc"Ex-boxer fined £100 on liquor charges". Newcastle Journal. 6 January 1945.
^ abFATE PLAYS AN ELECTRIFYING HAND, The Northern Echo, 28 October 2002
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Craig Anthony Raine FRSL born 3 December 1944 is an English contemporary poet Along with Christopher Reid he is a notable pioneer of Martian poetry a movement that expresses alienation with the world society and objects 1 He was a fellow of New College Oxford from 1991 to 2010 and is now emeritus professor He has been the editor of Arete since 1999 In 2020 the magazine closed after 60 issues Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Books 3 1 Poetry collections 3 2 Fiction 3 3 Drama 3 4 Libretto 3 5 Criticism 3 6 As editor 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editRaine was born in Bishop Auckland County Durham the son of Norman Edward and Olive Marie Raine 2 His father was the North of England amateur boxing champion in 1937 3 He then worked as a bomb armourer for the RAF until forced to retire due to epilepsy caused by a skull fracture 4 3 After the RAF his father worked as a pub landlord 3 He was raised in a prefab in Shildon a town near Bishop Auckland 5 6 He won a scholarship to Barnard Castle School where he lived as a boarder 6 Of his time there he has recalled that it seemed that everyone else s parents seemed to be accountants or surgeons or something I couldn t say my father was an ex boxer who did faith healing had epileptic fits and lived off a pension So for a while I said he was a football manager But by the end I was inviting my friends home and they thought he was just as terrific as I did 6 Raine has commented on his education At Barnard Castle I was taught by an absolutely remarkable English teacher Arnold Snodgrass a friend of W H Auden at Oxford and later Robert Graves There was no question that he altered my mindset on things and made me very critical 4 7 At school he wrote pimply Dylan Thomas poems some of which he sent to Philip Toynbee then lead reviewer at The Observer 6 Raine received his university education at Exeter College University of Oxford where he received a BA in English and later received his B Phil 6 8 Career editHe taught at Oxford and followed a literary career as book editor for New Review editor of Quarto and poetry editor at the New Statesman He became poetry editor at publishers Faber and Faber in 1981 and has been a fellow of New College Oxford since 1991 retiring from his post as tutor in June 2010 In 1972 he married Ann Pasternak Slater a now retired fellow of St Anne s College Oxford 2 They have one daughter and three sons Moses Raine is a playwright and Nina Raine a director and playwright 2 Craig Raine is founder and editor of the literary magazine Arete and a frequent contributor 8 His works include a number of poetry collections 9 The Onion Memory 1978 A Martian Sends a Postcard Home 1979 A Free Translation 1981 Rich 1984 History The Home Movie 1994 and Clay Whereabouts Unknown 1996 His reviews and essays are collected in two anthologies Haydn and the Valve Trumpet 1990 and In Defence of T S Eliot 2000 A short critical biographical study of Eliot T S Eliot Image Text and Context was published in 2007 His friend Ian McEwan argues that Raine espouses very strong and clear almost Arnoldian ideas of literature and criticism 6 Books editPoetry collections edit The Onion Memory Oxford University Press 1978 ISBN 0 19 211877 3 A Journey to Greece Sycamore Press 1979 A Martian Sends a Postcard Home Oxford University Press 1979 ISBN 0 19 211896 X A Free Translation Salamander 1981 Rich Faber and Faber 1984 The Prophetic Book bilingual edition with Polish translation by Jerzy Jarniewicz Correspondance des Arts 1989 History The Home Movie Penguin 1994 Change Prospero Poets 1995 Clay Whereabouts Unknown Penguin 1996 Collected Poems 1978 1999 Picador 1999 A la recherche du temps perdu Picador 2000 How Snow Falls 2010Fiction edit Heartbreak Atlantic 2010 The Divine Comedy Atlantic 2012Drama edit 1953 A Version of Racine s Andromaque Faber and Faber 1990Libretto edit The Electrification of the Soviet Union Faber and Faber 1986 opera by Nigel OsborneCriticism edit Haydn and the Valve Trumpet Faber and Faber 1990 In Defence of T S Eliot Picador 2000 T S Eliot Image Text and Context Oxford University Press 2007 More Dynamite Essays 1990 2012 Atlantic 2013 My Grandmother s Glass Eye A Look at Poetry Atlantic 2016As editor edit A Choice of Kipling s Prose Faber and Faber 1987 Rudyard Kipling Selected Poems Penguin 1992 New Writing 7 co editor Vintage 1998References edit British Council Biography Archived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine It is worth recalling how The Onion Memory 1978 and A Martian Sends a Postcard Home 1979 Raine s first two poetry collections made such a spectacular impact on the then becalmed world of British poetry seeming to set off a stylistic revolution of visual similes wordplay and punning even if in the long run it turned out to be a fashion The Martian School so called by his friend James Fenton and inaugurated with another Christopher Reid had a widespread effect on readers and young poets alike spawning a host of imitators a b c RAINE Craig Anthony Who s Who 2012 A amp C Black 2012 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2011 online edn Nov 2011 accessed 20 April 2012 a b c Ex boxer fined 100 on liquor charges Newcastle Journal 6 January 1945 a b FATE PLAYS AN ELECTRIFYING HAND The Northern Echo 28 October 2002 Interview Craig Raine author News Scotsman com a b c d e f A life in writing Books The Guardian Archived copy Archived from the original on 4 January 2012 Retrieved 9 November 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b British Council Biography Archived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Nielsen BookData at 27 November 2008External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Craig Raine British Council profile Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery Bad Language Poetry Swearing and Translation article by Craig Raine in Thumbscrew magazine No 1 Winter 1994 5 A life in writing interview by Nicholas Wroe The Guardian 17 October 2009 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