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ANDREW McNEILLIE was born in North Wales in 1946 and read English at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is the Literature Editor at Oxford University Press; in 2002 he established the Clutag Press to publish poetry. His collection of poems Nevermore (2000), in Carcanet's Oxford Poets series, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His collection Now, Then was published by OxfordPoets/Carcanet in 2002.

Andrew McNeillie was born in North Wales in 1946 and read English at Magdalen
College, Oxford. He is the Literature Editor at Oxford University Press. His
collection of poems Nevermore (2000), in the Oxford Poets series from Carcanet, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His prose memoir An Aran Keening tells of his stay on Inis M�r, just short of a year through 1968-69 (Lilliput Press Ltd, Dublin, 2001/ University of Wisconsin Press, 2002). A new collection of poems Now, Then came out in 2002 from Oxford/Carcanet. His next collection is due from Carcanet in 2005.

Andrew McNeillie grew up in north Wales but much of his adult life has been spent in England. read more

The language is supple and flexible, obsessed with the idea of the sea, of sea-crossing, of mal de mer and bleak winter coastlines – 'Involuntarily, my mind flashed, like a night at sea, / aglitter with stars and villages ashore.' read more

The 'here and now' of Andrew McNeillie's In Mortal Memory is one that also undresses light. read more

This collection grew on me – or grew in me – which further supports my conviction that reading poetry is not at all like reading prose. read more

Michael Hulse, Poetry Review , Volume 96:4, Winter 2006/7
Raising The Bar
... read more

John Hartley Williams, Poetry Wales , April 2007, Vol 42, No 4
... read more

Stephen Knight, TLS 5th January 2007 Love of Wales
There is a yearning in Andrew McNeillie's third volume, Slower, a desire to record and remember; senescence drifts through its pages like bonfire smoke, from the book's title and its several elegies to the quiet moments in rural settings, and the reflections of history. read more

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Andrew McNeillie Books by this author: In Mortal Memory Introducing the Oxford Poets Slower Now, Then Nevermore About Biography Reviews ANDREW McNEILLIE was born in North Wales in 1946 and read English at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is the Literature Editor at Oxford University Press; in 2002 he established the Clutag Press to publish poetry. His collection of poems Nevermore (2000), in Carcanet's Oxford Poets series, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His collection Now, Then was published by OxfordPoets/Carcanet in 2002. Andrew McNeillie was born in North Wales in 1946 and read English at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is the Literature Editor at Oxford University Press. His collection of poems Nevermore (2000), in the Oxford Poets series from Carcanet, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His prose memoir An Aran Keening tells of his stay on Inis M�r, just short of a year through 1968-69 (Lilliput Press Ltd, Dublin, 2001/ University of Wisconsin Press, 2002). A new collection of poems Now, Then came out in 2002 from Oxford/Carcanet. His next collection is due from Carcanet in 2005. Andrew McNeillie grew up in north Wales but much of his adult life has been spent in England. read more The language is supple and flexible, obsessed with the idea of the sea, of sea-crossing, of mal de mer and bleak winter coastlines – 'Involuntarily, my mind flashed, like a night at sea, / aglitter with stars and villages ashore.' read more The 'here and now' of Andrew McNeillie's In Mortal Memory is one that also undresses light. read more This collection grew on me – or grew in me – which further supports my conviction that reading poetry is not at all like reading prose. read more Michael Hulse, Poetry Review , Volume 96:4, Winter 2006/7 Raising The Bar ... read more John Hartley Williams, Poetry Wales , April 2007, Vol 42, No 4 ... read more Stephen Knight, TLS 5th January 2007 Love of Wales There is a yearning in Andrew McNeillie's third volume, Slower, a desire to record and remember; senescence drifts through its pages like bonfire smoke, from the book's title and its several elegies to the quiet moments in rural settings, and the reflections of history. read more	Share this... Quick Links Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Comma Press FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Let's Gimbal! read more Carcanet New Poetry Showcase: The Audience Writes Back read more John Gallas: A Little Andaluciad read more Carcanet Poetry Showcase: 30th April read more The Manchester Writing Competition 2013 read more Six Sixty-Six: Infinity by Gabriel Josipovici read more
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