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Tom Raworth was born in London in 1938. Between 1966 and 2017 he published more than fifty books and pamphlets of poetry, prose and translations. His graphic work was shown in Europe, the United States and South Africa, and he gave readings of his poems worldwide. Raworth received the Cholmondeley Award, the Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize, the Philip Whalen Memorial Award and, in Italy, the Antonio Delfini Prize for Lifetime Achievement. He died in Sussex in 2017.

Tom Raworth reading 'The Only Sound in Dallas was the Mexican Beans Jumping'

Praise for Tom Raworth 'Language is a foreign landscape but somehow, for some - for very few - it's a native tongue where everything suddenly stands alive and becomes as clear as lightning. Tom Raworth brings to us what is breathing in the gaps between words. He is a dark, joyful and unique master of all forms. With him, we can see and hear what fairy tales won't say.'
Claude Royet-Journoud
'Brides in the source nail the soap-opera out of doowops? And then the parnassians for milfoils without floor-leaders. The Raworth loves to hum them toward the endeavour.'
Clark Coolidge 'Single-handedly, Tom Raworth has restored the value of quickness to English poetry. His is the alacrity of Shelley, of Byron, of Gerard Manley Hopkins, reinforced to meet a modern urgency. It is poetry of sensation, intelligence flashing down the spillway, faster than thought.'
Bill Berkson 'Tom Raworth is the one who's truly most interesting to me in England at the moment. I'm fascinated by what he's doing. He's an extraordinary poet.'
Robert Creeley
'As When is the selection I have waited for the whole spread of a great poets work.'
Fanny Howe 'It has the beauty and weight of a real thing in the world, and is just full of dark senses and wonders.'
Adam Piette, Poetry London
'... Windmills in Flames shows the flame of linguistic and formal invention as bright as ever.'
Tom Leonard, Scottish Herald Best Books Of 2010

Tom Raworth reads 'My Son the Haiku Writer' (1:38 mins)

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Tom Raworth Books by this author: Cancer As When Windmills in Flames Rockdrill 4: Ace Rockdrill 5: Writing Collected Poems About Reviews Audio Tom Raworth was born in London in 1938. Between 1966 and 2017 he published more than fifty books and pamphlets of poetry, prose and translations. His graphic work was shown in Europe, the United States and South Africa, and he gave readings of his poems worldwide. Raworth received the Cholmondeley Award, the Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize, the Philip Whalen Memorial Award and, in Italy, the Antonio Delfini Prize for Lifetime Achievement. He died in Sussex in 2017. Tom Raworth reading 'The Only Sound in Dallas was the Mexican Beans Jumping' Praise for Tom Raworth 'Language is a foreign landscape but somehow, for some - for very few - it's a native tongue where everything suddenly stands alive and becomes as clear as lightning. Tom Raworth brings to us what is breathing in the gaps between words. He is a dark, joyful and unique master of all forms. With him, we can see and hear what fairy tales won't say.' Claude Royet-Journoud 'Brides in the source nail the soap-opera out of doowops? And then the parnassians for milfoils without floor-leaders. The Raworth loves to hum them toward the endeavour.' Clark Coolidge 'Single-handedly, Tom Raworth has restored the value of quickness to English poetry. His is the alacrity of Shelley, of Byron, of Gerard Manley Hopkins, reinforced to meet a modern urgency. It is poetry of sensation, intelligence flashing down the spillway, faster than thought.' Bill Berkson 'Tom Raworth is the one who's truly most interesting to me in England at the moment. I'm fascinated by what he's doing. He's an extraordinary poet.' Robert Creeley 'As When is the selection I have waited for the whole spread of a great poets work.' Fanny Howe 'It has the beauty and weight of a real thing in the world, and is just full of dark senses and wonders.' Adam Piette, Poetry London '... Windmills in Flames shows the flame of linguistic and formal invention as bright as ever.' Tom Leonard, Scottish Herald Best Books Of 2010 Tom Raworth reads 'My Son the Haiku Writer' (1:38 mins)	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 We've Moved! read more Books of the Year read more One Little Room: Peter McDonald read more Collected Poems: Mimi Khalvati read more Invisible Dog: Fabio Morbito, translated by Richard Gwyn read more Dante's Purgatorio: Philip Terry read more
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