Peter Redgrove

Peter William Redgrove ( born January 2, 1932 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, † June 16, 2003 in Falmouth, Cornwall ) was a British writer.

Redgrove taught at various universities in the U.S. and England.

He was married twice, in 1954 with Barbara Sherlock and 1980 with Penelope Shuttle.

Redgrove was co-founder of the poet The Association Group. In 1996 he received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.

Works (selection)

Novels

• In the country of the skin (1973 )
• The beekeepers (1980 )

Poetry

• The first earthquake (1980 )
• Poems 1954-1987 (1989 )
• Collected poems (2012 )

Studies

• The wise wound ( 1978, with Penelope Shuttle, dt: The wise wound menstruation)