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Leslie Norris
Born : Merthyr Tydfil
Since launching this site, Leslie Norris passed away in March 2006
Poet
Career :
Humanities Professor of Creative Writing
Brigham Youth University Utah
Leslie Norris is a poet and short story writer. His work has appeared in most distinguished journals and in many collections, the most recent being his 'Collected Stories' and his 'Collected Poems', both of which were published in 1996, and Holy Places', a volume of poems in 1998.
He has published some two dozen books of poetry, short stories and children's books. He has won honarary degrees. He was a candidate for poet laureate of England, which eventually went to Ted Hughes. Norris is the subject of at least two books and one video. He has done almost everything in the literary world from teaching poetry at every level of school to doing a poetry reading in front of thousands in Westminster Abbey upon the presentation of Dylan Thomas' memorial stone in Poets' Corner.
Leslie Norris retired from BYU a couple of years ago.
Leslie Norris in his Study
Leslie Norris and wife with Welch Terrier
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