Subseries BXB/1/1/AST - Neil Astley

Identity area

Reference code

BXB/1/1/AST

Title

Neil Astley

Date(s)

  • 1995 - 2011 (Creation)

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Subseries

Extent and medium

1 box

Context area

Name of creator

Astley, Neil, 1953- , poet and editor
(1953-)

Biographical history

Neil Astley is editor of Bloodaxe Books, which he founded in 1978. His books include novels, poetry collections and anthologies, most notably the Bloodaxe Staying Alive trilogy: Staying Alive (2002), Being Alive (2004) and Being Human (2011), which were ... Read more

Repository

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Consists of letters and proofs relating to the published poetry works of Neil Astley.

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Astley gave a controversial lecture on the state of British poetry – with far-reaching consequences – at StAnza, Scotland's poetry festival, in St Andrews in March 2005, available here.

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