Tony Conran (7 April 1931 – 14 January 2013) was an Anglo-Welshpoet and translator of Welsh poetry.[1] His own poetry was mostly written in English and Modernist in style but was very much influenced by Welsh poetic tradition, Welsh culture and history. To some extent there are parallels in Conran's writing with that of R. S. Thomas, but Conran can also be seen in the line of Pound, Bunting and MacDiarmid.
He was born in Kharagpur, Bengal, India], but, because he suffered from cerebral palsy, he was brought to the UK in 1933 and largely brought up by his grandparents in Colwyn Bay, being separated from his parents by the Second War. He was educated at Colwyn Bay High School, took his degree at Bangor and other than a brief spell working at a factory in Essex, Conran spent most of his working life in Bangor, North Wales.
Until 1983, he taught at the Bangor University, where he was tutor in the English Department. Academically, he took a particular interest in Welsh poetry, both in Welsh and English; also in traditional folksong and ballads. After retiring from academic life, Conran continued to develop his own poetic art, often combining dramatic presentation of his work in conjunction with visual and performance artists.
Conran's first collection of original poetry was Formal Poems (1958). His numerous other collections include Stelae and Other Poems (1965), Spirit Level (1974), and Life Fund (1979). He has also written many critiques of Welsh literature, including a collection of essays entitled The Cost ofStrangeness (Gomer Press, 1982). In 1967, he produced a celebrated collection of Welsh language poetry in translation, Welsh Verse (Penguin). This collection was re-published in 1982 by Poetry Wales Press with an extensive and influential introductory essay by Conran. He has also edited a collection of poetry by South Wales poet Idris Davies. He was married to Lesley Conran. His daughters are the visual artist Maia Conran and the novelist Alys Conran.[2]
Worksedit
Blodeuwedd (1988)
Castles (1993)
All Hallows (1995)
A Gwynedd Symphony (1996)
What Brings You Here So Late? (2008)
Referencesedit
^The Independent obituary, 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013
^"From the Margins : Reviews : Alys Conran : Pigeon". www.fromthemargins.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
External linksedit
Translated Penguin Book - at Penguin First Editions reference site of early first edition Penguin Books.
Lowell Dijkstra
This article about a poet from the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
tony, conran, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2016, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tony Conran news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tony Conran 7 April 1931 14 January 2013 was an Anglo Welsh poet and translator of Welsh poetry 1 His own poetry was mostly written in English and Modernist in style but was very much influenced by Welsh poetic tradition Welsh culture and history To some extent there are parallels in Conran s writing with that of R S Thomas but Conran can also be seen in the line of Pound Bunting and MacDiarmid He was born in Kharagpur Bengal India but because he suffered from cerebral palsy he was brought to the UK in 1933 and largely brought up by his grandparents in Colwyn Bay being separated from his parents by the Second War He was educated at Colwyn Bay High School took his degree at Bangor and other than a brief spell working at a factory in Essex Conran spent most of his working life in Bangor North Wales Until 1983 he taught at the Bangor University where he was tutor in the English Department Academically he took a particular interest in Welsh poetry both in Welsh and English also in traditional folksong and ballads After retiring from academic life Conran continued to develop his own poetic art often combining dramatic presentation of his work in conjunction with visual and performance artists Conran s first collection of original poetry was Formal Poems 1958 His numerous other collections include Stelae and Other Poems 1965 Spirit Level 1974 and Life Fund 1979 He has also written many critiques of Welsh literature including a collection of essays entitled The Cost of Strangeness Gomer Press 1982 In 1967 he produced a celebrated collection of Welsh language poetry in translation Welsh Verse Penguin This collection was re published in 1982 by Poetry Wales Press with an extensive and influential introductory essay by Conran He has also edited a collection of poetry by South Wales poet Idris Davies He was married to Lesley Conran His daughters are the visual artist Maia Conran and the novelist Alys Conran 2 Works editBlodeuwedd 1988 Castles 1993 All Hallows 1995 A Gwynedd Symphony 1996 What Brings You Here So Late 2008 References edit The Independent obituary 17 March 2013 Retrieved 20 March 2013 From the Margins Reviews Alys Conran Pigeon www fromthemargins co uk Retrieved 20 June 2019 External links editBiography on CREW Welsh Writers Online Translated Penguin Book at Penguin First Editions reference site of early first edition Penguin Books Lowell Dijkstra nbsp This article about a poet from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Welsh writer poet or playwright is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Conran amp oldid 1110450549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
