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Neil Astley


Born
in Portchester, Hampshire, The United Kingdom
May 12, 1953


Neil Astley is editor of Bloodaxe Books, Britain’s leading poetry imprint, which he founded in 1978. His own books include novels, poetry collections and anthologies, most notably the Bloodaxe Staying Alive trilogy. He is also a trustee of Ledbury Poetry Festival and Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts, and a development committee member of Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway, Ireland.

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Staying Alive: Real Poems f...
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Being Alive: the sequel to ...
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Being Human: the companion ...
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Essential Poems from the St...
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Staying Human: new poems fo...
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The End of My Tether
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Do Not Go Gentle: Poems for...
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Earth Shattering: ecopoems
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“wild patience has taken me this far”
― Neil Astley, Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times
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“A Minor Role”
― Neil Astley, Staying Human: new poems for Staying Alive
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“Poetry has to do with the non-rational parts of man. For a poet, a human being is a mystery… this is a religious feeling. OCTAVIO PAZ”
― Neil Astley, Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times
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