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Rowan Williams was born in 1950. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-2012). He spent much of his earlier career as an academic at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford successively. Williams stood down as Archbishop of Canterbury on 31 December 2012 and became Master of Magdalene College at Cambridge University in January 2013. Carcanet reissued The Poems of Rowan Williams in April 2014.

Praise for Rowan Williams 'By his own account, Williams would wish to be "a poet for whom religious things mattered intensely". This handsome, electrically charged collection confirms the truth of his aspiration...a poet attentive to language's precise and disconcerting magic.'

Rachel Mann, Church Times

'These are poems of great contraries: they are stark, yet there is great hope in their bleakness; they are scholarly, yet there is simplicity beyond their scholarship; they come from head and heart. Not the priest, but the poet, bids you find comfort in their uncomfortable words. We badly need the gift of these poems.'
Iain McGilchrist
'His poetry opens windows on a rich and restless imagination.'
Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'Reading this poet, at such a period in our history, is like feeling the first drops of rain after a long season of drought.'
A.N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph
'It's serious, craftsmanly writing on faith, history and mortality - it's the real thing.'
Sean O'Brien, Independent
'The handful of truly successful poems here marry [Williams'] terse precision with an unwavering search for the truth, whatever it is, however elusive it might be' - 'While the dark melts''
Times Literary Supplement 18.12.2015

<b>Rowan Williams at Edinburgh International Book Festival</b>

Rowan Williams at Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014)
From Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014)

Rowan Williams 3 (10 August 2014)
From Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014)

Rowan Williams 4 (10 August 2014)
From Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014)

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Rowan Williams Books by this author: Collected Poems The Other Mountain The Poems of Rowan Williams About Reviews Gallery Rowan Williams was born in 1950. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-2012). He spent much of his earlier career as an academic at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford successively. Williams stood down as Archbishop of Canterbury on 31 December 2012 and became Master of Magdalene College at Cambridge University in January 2013. Carcanet reissued The Poems of Rowan Williams in April 2014. Praise for Rowan Williams 'By his own account, Williams would wish to be "a poet for whom religious things mattered intensely". This handsome, electrically charged collection confirms the truth of his aspiration...a poet attentive to language's precise and disconcerting magic.' Rachel Mann, Church Times 'These are poems of great contraries: they are stark, yet there is great hope in their bleakness; they are scholarly, yet there is simplicity beyond their scholarship; they come from head and heart. Not the priest, but the poet, bids you find comfort in their uncomfortable words. We badly need the gift of these poems.' Iain McGilchrist 'His poetry opens windows on a rich and restless imagination.' Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'Reading this poet, at such a period in our history, is like feeling the first drops of rain after a long season of drought.' A.N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph 'It's serious, craftsmanly writing on faith, history and mortality - it's the real thing.' Sean O'Brien, Independent 'The handful of truly successful poems here marry [Williams'] terse precision with an unwavering search for the truth, whatever it is, however elusive it might be' - 'While the dark melts'' Times Literary Supplement 18.12.2015 Rowan Williams at Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014) From Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014) Rowan Williams 3 (10 August 2014) From Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014) Rowan Williams 4 (10 August 2014) From Edinburgh International Book Festival (10 August 2014)	Share this... Quick Links Carcanet Poetry Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Lives and Letters PN Review Video Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! The Carcanet Blog Coco Island: Christine Roseeta Walker read more that which appears: Thomas A Clark read more Come Here to This Gate: Rory Waterman read more Near-Life Experience: Rowland Bagnall read more The Silence: Gillian Clarke read more Baby Schema: Isabel Galleymore read more
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