Jon Stallworthy (1935–2014)
Author of A Book of Love Poetry
About the Author
Jon Stallworthy was born on January 18, 1935 in London, England. He served as second lieutenant in the Nigeria Regiment of the West African Frontier Force in the mid-1950s. After completing his national service, he studied English literature at Magdalen College, Oxford University, where he won the show more Newdigate Prize for his poem The Earthly Paradise in 1958. His first collection of poetry, The Astronomy of Love, was published in 1961. His other collections of poetry include Root and Branch, Hand in Hand, A Familiar Tree, The Anzac Sonata, The Guest from the Future, Rounding the Horn: Collected Poems, Body Language, and War Poet. He received the Wilfred Owen Poetry Award in 2010 in recognition of his sustained body of work as a poet. He also wrote an autobiography entitled Singing School: The Making of a Poet. He wrote biographies about several poets including Wilfred Owen, Boris Pasternak, Alexander Blok, Herbert Read, and Geoffrey Dearmer. His biography of Louis MacNeice won the Southern Arts Literature Prize. He edited several collections of poetry including The Penguin Book of Love Poetry, The Oxford Book of War Poetry, and Complete Poems and Fragments. He also taught English literature at Cornell University and Wolfson College, Oxford University. He died on November 19, 2014 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Jon Stallworthy
First Lines: Poems Written in Youth from Herbert to Heaney (Fyfield Books) (1987) — Editor — 15 copies
The Norton anthology of poetry 2 copies
Associated Works
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 947 copies, 7 reviews
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th Edition, Volume F (2012) — Editor, some editions — 171 copies
Three poets of the First World War : Ivor Gurney, Isaac Rosenberg, Wilfred Owen (2011) — Editor — 30 copies
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- Legal name
- Stallworthy, Jonathan Howie
- Birthdate
- 1935-01-18
- Date of death
- 2014-11-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Kew, London, UK
- Places of residence
- Old Marston, Oxfordshire, UK
- Education
- Dragon School
Rugby School
University of Oxford (Magdalen College) - Occupations
- poet
literary critic
professor emeritus
editor - Relationships
- Stallworthy, John (great-grandfather)
- Organizations
- University of Oxford
- Awards and honors
- E. M. Forster Award (1976)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature
Fellow, British Academy
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Statistics
- Works
- 34
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 1,104
- Popularity
- #23,285
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 71