Philip Hoy | |
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| Born | 1952 |
| Occupation | Publisher, editor, book designer, author |
| Notable works | Founder of The Waywiser Press and editor of Anthony Hecht's poems |
Philip Hoy (born 1952) is an English publisher, editor, book designer, and author. He is notably recognized as the founder of The Waywiser Press and the editor of Anthony Hecht's poems.
Hoy obtained a BA from the University of York [1] and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Leeds. His doctoral thesis was titled A Defence of Scepticism: A Refutation of Some Contemporary Anti-Sceptical Arguments. [2]
In 1998, Hoy co-founded Between The Lines, a small press focusing on publishing book-length interviews with contemporary poets, along with Peter Dale and Ian Hamilton. [3] The editorial board was later joined by J. D. McClatchy, then the editor of The Yale Review . [4] This series featured well-known poets such as John Ashbery, Thom Gunn, Donald Hall, Seamus Heaney, Anthony Hecht, Donald Justice, Charles Simic, Richard Wilbur, and W.D. Snodgrass. [5]
In 2002, Hoy established The Waywiser Press, a publishing platform that continues to produce new works to date. [6] The press has published renowned poets including Richard Wilbur, Mark Strand, and Anthony Hecht, extending beyond contemporary poetry to novels, short stories, memoirs, letters, aphorisms, and literary history. [7]
Hoy introduced the annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize in 2005, offering the winning poet publication of their collection and a $3,000 award. [8]
In 2022, Hoy published the essay M. Degas Steps Out, receiving positive reviews. [9] The essay is a 96-page meditation on a nine-second sequence of black and white film capturing French artist Edgar Degas walking along a Parisian boulevard. [10]
Hoy edited Anthony Hecht’s Collected Poems, the hardback and audiobook editions of which were published in November 2023 by Alfred A. Knopf. [11]
Hoy was born in London 1952. [12] He lives with his wife, the violinist Philippa Ibbotson, in rural West Oxfordshire. [1]
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