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- John Birtwhistle (born 1946) is an English poet published by Carcanet Press. [ 1] His libretto for David Blake ’s opera The Plumber’s Gift (1989) was staged by English National Opera at the London Coliseum and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
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John Birtwhistle (born 1946) is an English poet published by Carcanet Press. [1] His libretto for David Blake’s opera The Plumber’s Gift (1989) was staged by English National Opera at the London Coliseum and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. [2]
Jul 12, 2021 · John Wynn Birtwistle (aka Jack) and his wife Ida Mae (aka Robie, née Robins) Jack was 19 years old and attending New Jersey State Teachers College at Montclair, New Jersey when he received his draft papers some 6 months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
John Birtwhistle (author of ‘Why study literature?’ on pp. 2–5 of this issue of THE ENGLISH REVIEW) here records a personal epiphany, using the language and style of the ‘set book’ that prompted it.
John Birtwhistle. John Birtwhistle was born in Scunthorpe in 1946. His poetry has been recognized by an Eric Gregory Award, an Arts Council bursary, Arts Council creative writing Fellowships, a Fellowship at the University of Southampton and a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.
Jul 15, 2020 · Early in lockdown, poet John Birtwhistle wrote a series of poems in response to the sudden lack of access to museums and galleries near him. In one of these poems John writes about Joseph...
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Jun 16, 2023 · John Birtwhistle was born in Scunthorpe in 1946. His poetry has been recognized by many awards including a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. He has had three concert libretti set and...
John Birtwhistle received an Eric Gregory Award in 1975. His Our Worst Suspicions was a PBS Recommendation. His Eventualities (Anvil, 2013) is followed by In The Event from Carcanet this October.
