Oliver Reynolds is a British

United Kingdom

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 poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 and critic

Critic

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. He studied drama at the University of Hull

University of Hull

The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...

 before returning to Wales to work as an assistant to the Director for Theatre Wales. He won the Arvon Foundation

Arvon Foundation

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 International Poetry Competition in 1985 for his poem 'Rorschach Writing' and the Eric Gregory Award

Eric Gregory Award

The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission. The awards are up to a sum value of £24000 annually....

 in 1986. Reynolds has held writing residencies at universities in England, Scotland and Sweden, and has contributed to various literary publications including The Times Literary Supplement

The Times Literary Supplement

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 and Granta

Granta

Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centers on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated, "In its blend of...

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Books

• Skevington's Daughter (1985)
• The Player Queen's Wife (1987)
• The Oslo Tram (1991)
• Almost (1999)
• Hodge (2010)

External links

• http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth216
• http://www.granta.com/Contributors/Oliver-Reynolds
• http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article5317655.ece
• http://www.woodstockbookshop.co.uk/2010/09/poetry-evening-at-woodstock-arms.html