Michael Vince

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Michael Vince (born 1947) is a British poet and author. He was educated at Emanuel School and King's College, Cambridge, where he read English under Tony Tanner and began friendships with the poets Dick Davis, Robert Wells and Clive Wilmer. [1] [2] He taught in Italy and the UK before emigrating to Greece in 1977, where he worked in language teaching with the British Council, and as a free-lance materials writer and in teacher education. He now lives in London. [3]

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Vince won a Gregory Award in 1977. [4] He has since published a number of books and pamphlets, most recently Plain Text in 2015, Long Distance in 2020 and Back to Life in 2023. [5] He has appeared in numerous magazines in the UK and USA, including Outposts, Southern Review, PN Review, Encounter, Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, Numbers, La Fontana and Verse. [6]

Vince has also published a number of best-selling ELT course books and grammars, including Highlight, and the Language Practice series. [7]

Works

Poetry

Anthology contributions

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References

  1. ↑ Davis, Dick (4 November 2003). "Edgar Bowers and England". escholarship.org. University of California . Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Davie, Donald. "Letters to the Editors". pnreview.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Michael Vince". macmillanenglish.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards: Past Winners". societyofauthors.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Forthcoming events: Plain Text". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. ↑ e.g. "Articles, Poetry Contributions and Reviews by Michael Vince". pnreview.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Books by Michael Vince". Goodreads. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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