fbpx
Wikipedia

Peter Scupham

January 18, 2023

Peter Scupham (24 February 1933 – 11 June 2022) was a British poet.

Life

Scupham was born in Bootle on 24 February 1933 to John and Dorothy Scupham.[1] The family moved to Cambridgeshire and he was educated at the Perse School, Cambridge, and St George's School, Harpenden.[1] After National Service with the RAOC, he studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He taught at Skegness Grammar School, and then became Head of English at St. Christopher School, Letchworth. His first marriage was to Carola Nance Braunholtz, the daughter of Hermann Braunholtz, CBE, Keeper of the Ethnographical Collections at the British Museum, with whom he had four children. His second wife was Margaret Steward. Together they restored a small derelict Elizabethan Manor house in Norfolk, where they put on plays and created a garden. With John Mole he founded The Mandeville Press, a small press using traditional letterpress methods of printing. The Press produced hand-set editions of work by Geoffrey Grigson, Anthony Hecht, John Fuller, K. W. Gransden, and many others. Its archive is now in the British Library. For many years he ran an antiquarian book business - Mermaid Books - with Margaret Steward, specialising in English Literature, and trading by printed catalogue. Those catalogues were a welcome addition to any potential purchaser's breakfast, often causing them to chortle into their cornflakes at yet another scabrously disrespectful description of some long-dead literary figure. From 2020 onwards, Mermaid Books appeared to be in hiatus, and is now, alas, no longer trading.[2]

His poetry was deftly formal, humane, richly textured and deeply civilized. He was able to see proofs of his final volume shortly before he died. Scupham died on 11 June 2022, at the age of 89.[1]

Awards and honours

Works

  • Borrowed Landscapes. Manchester: Carcanet Press, Limited. 2011. ISBN 978-1-84777-080-6.
  • Collected Poems. Manchester: Carcanet Press, Limited. 2003. ISBN 978-1-903039-57-1.
  • Night Watch. Anvil Press Poetry. 1999. ISBN 978-0-85646-319-8.
  • The Ark. Oxford University Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0-19-282337-3.
  • Selected Poems, 1972-1990. Oxford University Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0-19-282762-3.
  • Watching the Perseids. Oxford University Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0-19-282785-2.
  • Air Show. Oxford University Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-19-282206-2.
  • Out Late. Oxford University Press. 1986. ISBN 978-0-19-281973-4.
  • Winter Quarters. Oxford University Press. 1983. ISBN 978-0-19-211957-5.
  • Summer Palaces. Oxford University Press. 1980. ISBN 978-0-19-211932-2.
  • The Hinterland. Oxford University Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-19-211871-4.
  • Prehistories. Oxford University Press. 1975. ISBN 9780192118462.
  • The Snowing Globe. Manchester: E. J. Morten. 1972. ISBN 978-0-901598-42-4.

Editor

  • Ovid (2005). Peter Scupham (ed.). Ovid's Metamorphoses: a selection. Translator Arthur Golding. Manchester: Carcanet Press. ISBN 978-1-85754-776-4.

Anthologies

  • Jay Parini, ed. (2005). "Guard-Room". The Wadsworth anthology of poetry. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4130-0473-1.
  • David Constantine; Hermione Lee; Bernard O'Donoghue, eds. (2001). Oxford poets 2001: an anthology. Carcanet. ISBN 978-1-903039-52-6.

References

  1. ^ a b c Powell, Neil (19 June 2022). "Peter Scupham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Peter Scupham" at Carcanet.
  3. ^ . Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ^ "NPG x134344; Peter Scupham - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

January 18, 2023
peter, scupham, february, 1933, june, 2022, british, poet, contents, life, awards, honours, works, editor, anthologies, referenceslife, editscupham, born, bootle, february, 1933, john, dorothy, scupham, family, moved, cambridgeshire, educated, perse, school, c. Peter Scupham 24 February 1933 11 June 2022 was a British poet Contents 1 Life 2 Awards and honours 3 Works 3 1 Editor 3 2 Anthologies 4 ReferencesLife EditScupham was born in Bootle on 24 February 1933 to John and Dorothy Scupham 1 The family moved to Cambridgeshire and he was educated at the Perse School Cambridge and St George s School Harpenden 1 After National Service with the RAOC he studied at Emmanuel College Cambridge He taught at Skegness Grammar School and then became Head of English at St Christopher School Letchworth His first marriage was to Carola Nance Braunholtz the daughter of Hermann Braunholtz CBE Keeper of the Ethnographical Collections at the British Museum with whom he had four children His second wife was Margaret Steward Together they restored a small derelict Elizabethan Manor house in Norfolk where they put on plays and created a garden With John Mole he founded The Mandeville Press a small press using traditional letterpress methods of printing The Press produced hand set editions of work by Geoffrey Grigson Anthony Hecht John Fuller K W Gransden and many others Its archive is now in the British Library For many years he ran an antiquarian book business Mermaid Books with Margaret Steward specialising in English Literature and trading by printed catalogue Those catalogues were a welcome addition to any potential purchaser s breakfast often causing them to chortle into their cornflakes at yet another scabrously disrespectful description of some long dead literary figure From 2020 onwards Mermaid Books appeared to be in hiatus and is now alas no longer trading 2 His poetry was deftly formal humane richly textured and deeply civilized He was able to see proofs of his final volume shortly before he died Scupham died on 11 June 2022 at the age of 89 1 Awards and honours Edit1990 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 3 1996 Cholmondeley Award 2009 A portrait of Scupham by photographer Jemimah Kuhfeld was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery London for its permanent collection 4 Works EditBorrowed Landscapes Manchester Carcanet Press Limited 2011 ISBN 978 1 84777 080 6 Collected Poems Manchester Carcanet Press Limited 2003 ISBN 978 1 903039 57 1 Night Watch Anvil Press Poetry 1999 ISBN 978 0 85646 319 8 The Ark Oxford University Press 1994 ISBN 978 0 19 282337 3 Selected Poems 1972 1990 Oxford University Press 1990 ISBN 978 0 19 282762 3 Watching the Perseids Oxford University Press 1990 ISBN 978 0 19 282785 2 Air Show Oxford University Press 1988 ISBN 978 0 19 282206 2 Out Late Oxford University Press 1986 ISBN 978 0 19 281973 4 Winter Quarters Oxford University Press 1983 ISBN 978 0 19 211957 5 Summer Palaces Oxford University Press 1980 ISBN 978 0 19 211932 2 The Hinterland Oxford University Press 1977 ISBN 978 0 19 211871 4 Prehistories Oxford University Press 1975 ISBN 9780192118462 The Snowing Globe Manchester E J Morten 1972 ISBN 978 0 901598 42 4 Editor Edit Ovid 2005 Peter Scupham ed Ovid s Metamorphoses a selection Translator Arthur Golding Manchester Carcanet Press ISBN 978 1 85754 776 4 Anthologies Edit Jay Parini ed 2005 Guard Room The Wadsworth anthology of poetry Cengage Learning ISBN 978 1 4130 0473 1 David Constantine Hermione Lee Bernard O Donoghue eds 2001 Oxford poets 2001 an anthology Carcanet ISBN 978 1 903039 52 6 References Edit a b c Powell Neil 19 June 2022 Peter Scupham obituary The Guardian Retrieved 19 June 2022 Peter Scupham at Carcanet Royal Society of Literature All Fellows Royal Society of Literature Archived from the original on 5 March 2010 Retrieved 10 August 2010 NPG x134344 Peter Scupham Portrait National Portrait Gallery National Portrait Gallery London Retrieved 20 June 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Scupham amp oldid 1124800504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.