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Terry Street
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- GenresPoetry
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1969
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About the author
Douglas Dunn
82 books16 followersDouglas Eaglesham Dunn is a Scottish poet, academic and critic.
He was a Professor of English at the University of St Andrews from 1991, becoming Director of the University's Scottish Studies Centre in 1993 until his retirement in September 2008. He is now an Honorary Professor at St Andrews, still undertaking postgraduate supervision in the School of English. He was a member of the Scottish Arts Council (1992–1994). He holds an honorary doctorate (LL.D., law) from the University of Dundee, an honorary doctorate (D.Litt., literature) from the University of Hull and St Andrews. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. Terry Street, Dunn's first collection of poems, appeared in 1969 and received a Scottish Arts Council Book Award as well as a Somerset Maugham Award.
He was a Professor of English at the University of St Andrews from 1991, becoming Director of the University's Scottish Studies Centre in 1993 until his retirement in September 2008. He is now an Honorary Professor at St Andrews, still undertaking postgraduate supervision in the School of English. He was a member of the Scottish Arts Council (1992–1994). He holds an honorary doctorate (LL.D., law) from the University of Dundee, an honorary doctorate (D.Litt., literature) from the University of Hull and St Andrews. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. Terry Street, Dunn's first collection of poems, appeared in 1969 and received a Scottish Arts Council Book Award as well as a Somerset Maugham Award.
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October 28, 2013
The first book of poetry I bought, while still a schoolboy, was this one. It was so good that most of the poetry books I bought subsequently disappointed me. The usual story of first love...
You can hear and read "A Removal From Terry Street" here: http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryar...
You can hear and read "A Removal From Terry Street" here: http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryar...
May 5, 2016
The Terry Street poems knocked me out. Dunn is my new spirit animal.
November 30, 2024
A few interesting lines:
"bottles / placed neatly on window sills, beside cats" Are cats neatly placed too?
"Those we secretly love, who never know of us, / What happens to them? Only this is known. / They will never meet us suddenly in pleasant rooms."
"Trees become less polite"
"If water fell on me now / I think I would grow"
"bottles / placed neatly on window sills, beside cats" Are cats neatly placed too?
"Those we secretly love, who never know of us, / What happens to them? Only this is known. / They will never meet us suddenly in pleasant rooms."
"Trees become less polite"
"If water fell on me now / I think I would grow"
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews