John Powell Ward (born 1937) is an English poet and academic. He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University.[1]
John Powell Ward was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk.[2] He studied at the University of Toronto and the University of Cambridge before embarking on an academic career in Swansea. Between 1977 and 1984, he was a regular presenter of the BBC radio programme Poetry Now, and from 1975 to 1980 he edited Poetry Wales.[3] In 2012, an exhibition of his "Poetry or Type" project was on view at the Hay-on-Wye Poetry Jamboree.[4][5]
Fiona Owen - "Language of Light: The Poetry of John Powell Ward", Welsh Writing in English, Volume 7, 2001–2.
February 17, 2023
john, powell, ward, born, 1937, english, poet, academic, honorary, research, fellow, college, arts, humanities, swansea, university, born, felixstowe, suffolk, studied, university, toronto, university, cambridge, before, embarking, academic, career, swansea, b. John Powell Ward born 1937 is an English poet and academic He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University 1 John Powell Ward was born in Felixstowe Suffolk 2 He studied at the University of Toronto and the University of Cambridge before embarking on an academic career in Swansea Between 1977 and 1984 he was a regular presenter of the BBC radio programme Poetry Now and from 1975 to 1980 he edited Poetry Wales 3 In 2012 an exhibition of his Poetry or Type project was on view at the Hay on Wye Poetry Jamboree 4 5 He is the father of the actor Tom Ward Contents 1 Works 1 1 Poetry 1 2 Criticism 1 3 Awards 2 References 3 Further readingWorks EditPoetry Edit The Other Man Christopher Davies 1969 To Get Clear Poetry Wales Press 1981 The Clearing Poetry Wales Press 1984 A Certain Marvellous Thing Seren 1993 Genesis Seren 1997 Late Thoughts in March Seren 1999 Selected and New Poems Seren 2004 The Last Green Year Cinnamon Press 2008 Instead Of Goodbye Cinnamon Press 2017 Religious Poems Maybe Cinnamon Press 2020 Criticism Edit Social Reality for the Adolescent Girl University of Wales Swansea 1976 Poetry and the Sociological Idea Harvester Press 1981 Wordsworth s Language of Men Harvester Press 1984 Raymond Williams University of Wales Press 1984 The English Line Macmillan 1991 As You Like It Harvester Shakespeare New Readings 1992 Thomas Hardy s Poetry Open University Guides 1993 The Poetry of R S Thomas Seren Books Poetry Wales Press 1987 The Spell of the Song Letters Meaning and English Poetry Fairleigh Dickinson University Press USA 2004 Awards Edit Poetry and the Sociological Idea Welsh Arts Council Award for literary criticism 1981 The Clearing Welsh Arts Council Award for poetry 1984 The Spell of the Song Outstanding Academic Title Citation American Libraries Association 2004References Edit Swansea University Mr John Powell Ward Honorary Research Fellow Accessed 23 November 2013 Literature Wales Writers of Wales Database Archived 2013 12 03 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 23 November 2013 Poetry Wales About Poetry Wales Retrieved 15 February 2019 Fiona Owen Interview with John Powell Ward Accessed 23 November 2013 Hay Poetry Jamboree 2013Further reading EditFiona Owen Language of Light The Poetry of John Powell Ward Welsh Writing in English Volume 7 2001 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Powell Ward amp oldid 1043561018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
