Duncan Bush
Duncan Bush (born April 6, 1946 in Cardiff , Glamorganshire , † August 18, 2017 in Marlborough ) was a Welsh writer .
Life
He worked as a construction worker, crane operator, pipelayer and radio editor. From 1974 to 1978 he studied English and European literature at Warwick University . In 1976/77 he was an exchange student at Duke University in Durham , North Carolina ( USA ). He completed his studies with a Bachelor of Arts . From 1978 to 1981 he received his PhD in English literature from Wadham College , Oxford . This was followed by a job as a tutor and lecturer at various colleges. In the late 1980s he was a lecturer in cultural studies at Gwent College of Higher Education in Newport .
He became vice chairman of the Welsh Union of Writers . Bush published essays, poems, short stories, plays, articles, and novels. He also translated from Italian and French .
In 1974 and 1984 he received the Welsh Arts Council Poetry Prize . The Eric Gregory Award for Poetry followed in 1975 .
Works (selection)
- Nostos , poems, 1980
- Aquarium , Poems, 1983 (Welsh Arts Council Poetry Prize awarded in 1984)
- Salt , poems, 1985
- Black Faces, Red Mouths , Poems, 1986
- On Censorship , Essays, 1986 (Editor)
literature
- Editor: Hans Petersen, Biographical Notes Duncan Bush in Explorations - 28 Welsh storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-353-00361-4 , page 377 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry at prabook.com , accessed on October 19, 2017
- ^ Obituary , accessed October 19, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bush, Duncan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardiff , Glamorganshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th August 2017 |
| Place of death | Marlborough |