John Barrington Wain

Background

Wain, John Barrington was born on March 14, 1925 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Son of Arnold A. and Anne Wain.

Education

Master of Arts, University of Oxford Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Keele, 1985; Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Loughborough, 1985.

Career

Lecturer English literature University Reading, 1947-1955. Freelance writer, literature critic, 1955-1994. Churchill visiting professor University Bristol, 1967.

Visiting professor Centre Experimental University, Vincennes, France. George Elliston lecturer on poetry, University Cincinnati. Professor poetry Oxford University, 1973-1978, fellow Brasenose College, 1973-1994.

Director 1st Poetry at the Mermaid Festival, London, 1961.

Achievements

• John Barrington Wain has been listed as a notable Author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Young Shoulders

    ( The lost novel, winner of the 1982 Whitbread Prize. Ne...)

  • Hurry on Down

    ("A great fund of comic invention." - Times Literary Suppl...)

  • The Smaller Sky

    ('A classic.' - Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black a...)

  • Hurry on Down with Eichosha Commentary Booklet
  • The Smaller Sky by John Wain (2013-08-13)
  • Strike the Father Dead by John Wain (2014-06-10)
  • Hurry on Down
  • Hurry on Down
  • Mixed Feelings: Nineteen Poems
  • Strike the Father Dead
  • Professing Poetry

Connections

Married Eirian James, 1960. 3 children.

Father:

Arnold A.

Mother:

Anne Wain

Spouse:

Eirian James