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'''Gregory Woods''' (born in 1953 in [[Egypt]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] poet who grew up in [[Ghana]]. |
'''Gregory Woods''' (born in 1953 in [[Egypt]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] poet who grew up in [[Ghana]]. He is cousin to British journalist [[Justin Webb]]. |
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| ⚫ | Woods was educated at [[The Oratory School]] and the [[University of East Anglia]] (BA English and American Literature, 1974; MA Modern Literature, 1975; PhD, 1983; DLitt, 2005). He began his teaching career at the [[University of Salerno]] (1980-1984). From 1990 to 2013 he worked at [[Nottingham Trent University]], where, in 1998, he was appointed to a chair in [[gay]] and [[lesbian]] studies, the first such appointment in the United Kingdom.<ref name="britqcin">{{citation |title=British Queer Cinema |first=Robin |last=Griffiths |publisher=Routledge |year=2006 |isbn=0-415-30779-1 |page=xi }}</ref> On retirement, he was duly appointed Emeritus Professor of Gay and Lesbian Studies. Woods' main areas of interest include twentieth-century gay and lesbian literature, post-war gay and lesbian film and cultural studies, and the [[AIDS]] epidemic. In addition to his poetry collections, he is the author of a number of critical books, including ''Articulate Flesh: Male Homo-eroticism and Modern Poetry'' (1987) and ''A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition'' (1998), both published by Yale University Press. He has been a member of the board of directors of East Midlands Arts, is an artistic assessor for Arts Council England, and is a Fellow of the English Association. |
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He was educated at [[The Oratory School]] and the [[University of East Anglia]] (BA English and American Literature, 1974; MA Modern Literature, 1975; PhD, 1983; DLitt, 2005). |
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| ⚫ | Woods is a technically gifted poet who writes in free verse, syllabics, and metre. Thom Gunn wrote of the poems in his first collection: "I admired them especially for their technical virtuosity, in that it was technique completely used, never for the sake of cleverness but as a component of feeling.... Taken together, they constitute a handbook of desire; separately, each is an exquisite insight, rapid and rich. The predominant tone is of a kind of delighted astonishment that mere sensuality can be so meaningful." Woods' subject matter is by no means limited to gay themes, and his work is characterised by classical and literary allusions, a dry cynicism, and waspish humour. In the ''Times Literary Supplement'' (October 16, 1992), Neil Powell wrote, "The overwhelming impression of ''We Have the Melon'' remains that of frankly sexual joyousness matched by serious literary intelligence, a rare combination and a reassuring one." |
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| ⚫ | Woods began his teaching career at the [[University of Salerno]] (1980-1984). From 1990 to 2013 he worked at [[Nottingham Trent University]], where, in 1998, he was appointed to a |
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Woods is cousin to British journalist [[Justin Webb]]. |
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| ⚫ | Woods is a technically gifted poet who writes in free verse, syllabics and metre. Thom Gunn wrote of the poems in his first collection: |
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Among many literary-critical publications, Woods wrote the introduction for the 2013 [[Valancourt Books]] edition of ''[[A Room in Chelsea Square]]'' by [[Michael Nelson (novelist)|Michael Nelson]].<ref name="LL 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/26/a-room-in-chelsea-square-by-michael-nelson/ |title=''A Room in Chelsea Square'' by Michael Nelson |first=Steven |last=Cordova |publisher=[[Lambda Literary]] |date=June 26, 2014 |accessdate=September 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Woods 2014">{{cite web |url=http://gregorywoodspoet.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-room-in-chelsea-square_29.html |first=Gregory |last=Woods |title=Introduction to ''A Room in Chelsea Square'' |date=January 29, 2014 |accessdate=September 7, 2014}}</ref> |
Among many literary-critical publications, Woods wrote the introduction for the 2013 [[Valancourt Books]] edition of ''[[A Room in Chelsea Square]]'' by [[Michael Nelson (novelist)|Michael Nelson]].<ref name="LL 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/06/26/a-room-in-chelsea-square-by-michael-nelson/ |title=''A Room in Chelsea Square'' by Michael Nelson |first=Steven |last=Cordova |publisher=[[Lambda Literary]] |date=June 26, 2014 |accessdate=September 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Woods 2014">{{cite web |url=http://gregorywoodspoet.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-room-in-chelsea-square_29.html |first=Gregory |last=Woods |title=Introduction to ''A Room in Chelsea Square'' |date=January 29, 2014 |accessdate=September 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:54, 4 January 2016
Gregory Woods (born in 1953 in Egypt) is a British poet who grew up in Ghana. He is cousin to British journalist Justin Webb.
Woods was educated at The Oratory School and the University of East Anglia (BA English and American Literature, 1974; MA Modern Literature, 1975; PhD, 1983; DLitt, 2005). He began his teaching career at the University of Salerno (1980-1984). From 1990 to 2013 he worked at Nottingham Trent University, where, in 1998, he was appointed to a chair in gay and lesbian studies, the first such appointment in the United Kingdom.[1] On retirement, he was duly appointed Emeritus Professor of Gay and Lesbian Studies. Woods' main areas of interest include twentieth-century gay and lesbian literature, post-war gay and lesbian film and cultural studies, and the AIDS epidemic. In addition to his poetry collections, he is the author of a number of critical books, including Articulate Flesh: Male Homo-eroticism and Modern Poetry (1987) and A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition (1998), both published by Yale University Press. He has been a member of the board of directors of East Midlands Arts, is an artistic assessor for Arts Council England, and is a Fellow of the English Association.
Woods is a technically gifted poet who writes in free verse, syllabics, and metre. Thom Gunn wrote of the poems in his first collection: "I admired them especially for their technical virtuosity, in that it was technique completely used, never for the sake of cleverness but as a component of feeling.... Taken together, they constitute a handbook of desire; separately, each is an exquisite insight, rapid and rich. The predominant tone is of a kind of delighted astonishment that mere sensuality can be so meaningful." Woods' subject matter is by no means limited to gay themes, and his work is characterised by classical and literary allusions, a dry cynicism, and waspish humour. In the Times Literary Supplement (October 16, 1992), Neil Powell wrote, "The overwhelming impression of We Have the Melon remains that of frankly sexual joyousness matched by serious literary intelligence, a rare combination and a reassuring one."
Among many literary-critical publications, Woods wrote the introduction for the 2013 Valancourt Books edition of A Room in Chelsea Square by Michael Nelson.[2][3]
Poetry
- We Have the Melon (Manchester: Carcanet, 1992)
- May I Say Nothing (Manchester: Carcanet, 1998)
- The District Commissioner's Dreams (Manchester: Carcanet, 2002)
- Quidnunc (Manchester: Carcanet, 2007)
- An Ordinary Dog (Manchester: Carcanet, 2011)
- Very Soon I Shall Know (Nottingham: Shoestring, 2012)
- Art in Heaven (Littleover, Derby: Sow's Ear, 2015)
References
- ^ Griffiths, Robin (2006), British Queer Cinema, Routledge, p. xi, ISBN 0-415-30779-1
- ^ Cordova, Steven (June 26, 2014). "A Room in Chelsea Square by Michael Nelson". Lambda Literary. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ Woods, Gregory (January 29, 2014). "Introduction to A Room in Chelsea Square". Retrieved September 7, 2014.
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