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- For the Australian politician, see James Fenton (Australian politician).
James Fenton (born April 25, 1949, Lincoln, England) has been, at various times, a journalist, poet, literary critic, and professor. He earned a B.A. from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1970. In 1994 he was appointed Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, a position he maintained until 1999.
In addition to his published works below, he has written for the New Statesman and The Independent. He is currently a regular contributor to the The New York Review of Books
"The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation." -James Fenton
Published works
- Our Western Furniture (1968)
- Put Thou Thy Tears Into My Bottle (1969)
- Terminal Moraine
- The Memory of War
- Out of Danger
- Children in Exile: Poems 1968-1984 (1985)
- The Snap Revolution (1986)
- All the Wrong Places: Adrift in the Politics of the Pacific Rim (1988)
- Out of Danger (1994)
- Leonardo's Nephew (1999)
- The Strength of Poetry (2001)
- An Introduction to English Poetry (2002)
External links
- James Fenton (Official Website): www.jamesfenton.com
English poets | English journalists | 1949 births | Living people | Former students of Magdalen College, Oxford
"James Fenton"