Ten North-East Poets

by Neil Astley (Editor), David Constantine (Contributor), Stephen Dunstan (Contributor)

This wide-ranging anthology introducing the work of ten new writers from North-East England. Three of the poets - David Constantine, Stephen Dunstan and Vincent Morrison - have collections of different kinds published or forthcoming from Bloodaxe Books, and their selecitons in this anthology are mainly of other poems. The other poets included are Peter Armstrong, George Charlton, Desmond Graham, Pete Laver, James Longwill, Lawrie Walker and Mike Wilkin.

104 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1980

About the author

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.