Leslie Norris
Leslie Norris (born May 21, 1921 in Merthyr Tydfil , Glamorganshire , † April 6, 2006 in Provo , Utah ) was a Welsh writer.
Life
He studied at Coventry Training College and the University of Southampton . He then worked as a teacher and school director. In the years 1958-1970 he worked as a teacher for English at the College of Education in Bognor Regis . From 1974 he worked as a freelance writer and critic. In addition, he was visiting professor at universities in the United States , such as the University of Washington in Seattle and Brigham Young University in Provo.
He wrote poems, short stories and children's stories. In 1978 he received the Cholmondeley Award .
Works (selection)
- The Tongue of Beauty , poems, 1941
- Poems , poems, 1944
- The Loud Winter , poems, 1967
- Finding Gold , Poems, 1967
- Ransoms , poems, 1970
- Mountains Polecats Pheasants , Poems, 1974
- Islands off Maine , poems, 1977
- Merlin and the Snake's Egg , poems, 1978
- Sliding , short stories, 1978
- Walking the White Fields , poems, 1980
- Selected Poems , Poems, 1986
literature
- Hans Petersen (editor): Biographical Notes Leslie Norris In Erkundungen - 28 Welsh storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-353-00361-4 , page 385.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Norris, Leslie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merthyr Tydfil |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2006 |
| Place of death | Provo |