Andrew Waterhouse
| Andrew Waterhouse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1958 |
| Died | 20 October 2001 (aged 42) |
| Occupation | English poet |
Andrew Waterhouse (27 November 1958 Lincolnshire - 20 October 2001) was an English poet and musician.[1]
Life
He grew up in Scarborough and moved to Gainsborough, where his parents ran the local Conservative Club, the river allotments and paved streets which feature in his early poetry are all still where he would have remembered them, and was educated at Gainsborough Grammar School. He studied at Newcastle University, and Wye College, taking an MSc. in environmental science. He lectured at Kirkley Hall Agricultural College. Drawing on his background in this semi industrial town his early poetry reflects on the town and his family and is evocative of the period (1970s) and the place.
He wrote for green journals, and took part in the Trees For Life programme for world reforestation.
An annual award in his name is made by the Northern Writers'.[2]
Awards
- 2000 Forward Prize for Best First Collection [3]
- 2000 Northern Writers' Award
Works
- "Butterfly On Stained Glass", The Rialto (poetry magazine)'
- "Looking for the Comet", The Rialto
- Need-fire. Bay Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-899462-08-7.
- Burning your brother's guitar. Windhover Press. 1998. ISBN 978-1-900447-19-5.
- In. The Rialto. ISBN 978-0-9527444-1-2. The Rialto
- 2nd. The Rialto. 2002. ISBN 978-0-9527444-4-3. The Rialto
Anthologies
- W. N. Herbert, ed. (2006). Bad shaman blues. Bloodaxe. ISBN 978-1-85224-728-7.
- Neil Astley, ed. (2004). Being alive. Bloodaxe. ISBN 978-1-85224-675-4.
References
- ↑ O'Brien, Sean (2001-11-07). "Andrew Waterhouse: Poet who unravelled life's paradoxes with a vivid and uncluttered imagination". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ "Northern Writers Awards Winners". Literature North East. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ↑ McIntyre, D.; International Biographical Centre (2001). International Who's Who in Poetry and Poets' Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 578. ISBN 9780948875595. Retrieved 2014-10-11.