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George Leslie Norris

ジョージ・レスリー・ノリス

Jōji Resurī Norisu

Aliases: Leslie Norris

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1921-05-21 (Merthyr Tydfil)
Died
2006-04-06 (Provo, Utah) age 84
Nationality
Welsh, British
Languages
English
Residence History
Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales → Yeovil, Somerset → Bath, Somerset → West Sussex → Provo, Utah

Career

Occupations
Poet, Short story writer, Teacher, University Professor
Active Years
1938-2006
Affiliations
Brigham Young University, West Sussex Institute of Higher Education
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Welsh Academy
Influenced By
Dylan Thomas, Vernon Watkins

Education

City of Coventry Teacher Training College
Education
Country: United Kingdom
Accepted shortly after marriage
University of Southampton
Philosophy
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 1958
Country: United Kingdom
Master's degree in philosophy

Awards

Cholmondeley Poetry Prize
Organization: Royal Society of Literature
Result: 受賞
David Higham Memorial Prize
Result: 受賞
Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award
Result: 受賞
AML Award for Poetry
1996
Category: Poetry
Organization: Association for Mormon Letters
Result: 受賞
Welsh Arts Council Senior Fiction Award
Organization: Welsh Arts Council
Result: 受賞
Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize
1970
Work: Ransoms
Organization: Poetry Society
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Finding Gold

1967 Poetry collection

Norris's first major poetry collection

Welsh homeland

Ransoms

1970 Poetry collection

Winner of Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize

NaturePast

The Girl from Cardigan

1988 Short story collection

Major short story collection

Daily lifeHuman relationships

Bibliography

  • Tongue of Beauty (1943)
  • Poems (1946)
  • The Loud Winter (1967)
  • Finding Gold (1967)
  • Ransoms (1970)
  • Sliding (1978)
  • Merlin & the Snake's Egg (1978)
  • The Girl from Cardigan (1988)
  • Collected Stories (1996)
  • The Collected Poems (1996)

Translations by Author

  • Sonnets to Orpheus (trans. 1989)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fine technicianDelicate nature descriptions
Recurring Motifs
Welsh homePre-war pastTeaching experiencesNatureLife of instinct

Health

  • Blood poisoning
    1940-1941
    Contracted during pilot training, discharged

Legacy

One of the most important Welsh writers post-war, many prizes won

Archives

  • L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, BYU

Trivia

  • First poem published at age 17
  • Grew up during Great Depression
  • Joined RAF in WWII but discharged due to health
  • Married Catherine Morgan for life