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Roger Francis Langley

ロジャー・フランシス・ラングリー

Rōjā Furanshisu Rangurī

Aliases: R. F. Langley

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-10-23 (Rugby, Warwickshire)
Died
2011-01-25 (South Staffordshire, England) age 72
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Stonnall, South Staffordshire → Shenstone, Staffordshire → Suffolk

Career

Occupations
Poet, Diarist, Teacher, Art History teacher, English Literature teacher
Active Years
1978-2011
Affiliations
Cambridge poetry scene
Influenced By
Adrian Stokes, Melanie Klein
Nominations
Nominated for Whitbread Book Award (Collected Poems)

Education

Jesus College, Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Forward Prize for Best Single Poem
2011
Work: To a Nightingale
Organization: Forward Foundation
Result: Winner (posthumous)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Collected Poems

2000 Poetry collection

Collection of his lifetime poems.

LandscapePrecision

The Face of It

2007 Poetry collection

Late poetry collection.

NatureObservation

Bibliography

  • Hem (1978)
  • Sidelong (1981)
  • Man Jack (1993)
  • Twelve Poems (1994)
  • Jack (1998)
  • Collected Poems (2000)
  • More or Less (2002)
  • Twine (2004)
  • Journals (2006)
  • The Face of It (2007)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
PrecisionConciseness
Recurring Motifs
Suffolk landscapesNatural observation

Legacy

Gained significant recognition in his later years, posthumously awarded the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem.