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After his marriage and the birth of his daughter Alfie in 1997, he moved with his family to the USA, living and teaching at first in Amherst, Massachusetts, and then in New York City. He returned to the UK in 2006.
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and set in a mysterious village, was published by Oberon in October 2016. In this 'brilliantly unclassifiable' work, several deceased poets appear as characters, their speech taken
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Maxwell has one daughter, Alfreda Rose Maxwell (b. 13 March 1997, known as Alfie): she writes and performs music as Alfreda. Maxwell lives in
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His father James Maxwell (1928-2016) was an industrial chemist. Maxwell has two brothers, Alun (b. 1960), and David (b. 1964). His cousin
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were both nominated as 'Best Play For Young People' at the British Theatre Awards. His eighth play for Chester,
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in February 2019. It will also feature at the film festivals of Goteborg, San Francisco, New York and Shanghai.
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Of primarily Welsh heritage β€” his mother Buddug-Mair Powell (b. 1928) acted in the original stage show of
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with his friend and fellow-poet Simon Armitage, to make a series for Radio 3. This became the travelogue
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In the years 1991, 1993 and 1995, Maxwell staged performances of his plays in his parents' garden in
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He is the Resident Playwright for New York's Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, who have staged
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said to have appeared in Suffolk in the 12th century (Edinburgh 1996; New York 2006),
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in 2016 (dir. Russell Bolam) starring Kathryn Hunter. Others recent plays include
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Several of Maxwell's plays and opera libretti are published by Oberon Books.
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in the UK. He currently teaches on the M.A. at The Poetry School in London.
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novella, with the film's director Clara Van Gool. The film premiered at the
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in the spring 2009 quarter, for development as a screenplay under the name
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Several of Maxwell's plays and adaptations have been staged at Chester's
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Glyn Maxwell was interviewed about his verse drama plays on the podcast
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in the 2008 season (dir. Guy Retallack) and toured the UK. In New York,
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for development as a feature film, with King and Croker as writers, and
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as 'the best book about poetry I've ever read' and by Hugo Williams in
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was published in 2008 by Cape in the UK and by Kunstmann in Germany.
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and the screenwriter Jon Croker, and subsequently bought by
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In 2016, Maxwell collaborated with David Bruce again, on
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In 2014 he edited a collected edition of the poems of
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as a result of editorial disagreement over his poem
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He has reviewed for the 542:story (New York 2005; Edinburgh 2005), and 488:, was British Theatre Guide's 'Play of the 243:In 2018, the rights to Maxwell's epic poem 1331:Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature 1117:"The Secret Seven review – seven go north" 332:, published in 1996, describes a visit to 247:(1999) were optioned by the film director 115:His three earliest collections of poetry, 711:in 2014. It played at the Linbury in the 682:(Faber, 1996). In 1996 they travelled to 620:Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama 197:and his work has since been published by 178:in 1997. His most recent collections are 62:in 1956 β€” Maxwell was born and raised in 1295:The Execution of Saint-Just at Thermidor 1080: 1006: 795: 211: 20: 1114: 946: 894: 459:, played in autumn 2019 at Storyhouse. 307:Drinks With Dead Poets: The Autumn Term 290:, 2012) was described by Adam Newey in 151:- have been shortlisted for either the 1308: 920: 474:(2017, dir. Bill Buckhurst), starring 1148: 972: 895:Wiseman, Andreas (27 November 2018). 226:The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948–2013 129:The Boys at Twilight: Poems 1990-1995 1217: 1149:Jones, Catherine (17 October 2019). 1046: 975:"On Poetry by Glyn Maxwell – review" 356:(dir. Alex Clifton), a retelling of 262:Maxwell co-wrote the screenplay for 1326:Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford 1115:Brennan, Clare (31 December 2017). 1007:Williams, Hugo (24 November 2012). 727:in June 2010 before a UK tour, and 725:Birmingham Contemporary Music Group 554:(Hoxton Hall, 2001, Arcola, 2008). 13: 478:, Diana Quick and Joseph Marcell. 431:(2013, dir. Lucy Pitman-Wallace), 235:was published by Picador in 2020. 14: 1352: 1260: 1081:Hickling, Alfred (23 July 2013). 1272:Website for the film version of 947:Gereben, Janos (21 March 2019). 743:) won the Audience Prize at the 427:(2012, dir. Robin Norton-Hale), 324:(1994), was shortlisted for the 170:In 1994 he was named one of the 1245: 1218:Wagg, Michael (3 August 2015). 1211: 1186: 1142: 921:Grater, Tom (16 January 2019). 869: 565:'s Connections series in 2006. 413:Grosvenor Park Open-Air Theatre 313:from their writings. A sequel, 1108: 1074: 1040: 1026: 1000: 966: 940: 914: 888: 601:Maxwell directed his own play 584:in New York, and will present 484:, concerning the last days of 342:The Girl Who Was Going To Die, 1: 1083:"Cyrano de Bergerac – review" 1047:Feay, Suzi (1 October 2016). 953:San Francisco Classical Voice 881: 800:Maxwell was Poetry Editor of 704:The Firework Maker's Daughter 612: 305:A stand-alone sequel, titled 282:Maxwell's critical guidebook 137:Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize 39: 1300:The New York Review of Books 973:Newey, Adam (13 July 2012). 755:Opera Festival in 2004, and 686:for another Radio 3 series, 443:(2017, dir. Derek Bond) and 421:Merlin and the Woods of Time 266:, a dance-film based on the 77:is a noted Canadian writer. 7: 849: 840:Royal Society of Literature 557:He contributed the fantasy 500:was first performed at the 447:(2017, dir. Alex Clifton). 435:(2015, dir. Alex Clifton), 423:(2011, dir. Alex Clifton), 326:Whitbread First Novel Prize 216:Maxwell at an event in 2007 163:Prizes. He was awarded the 10: 1357: 1297:Maxwell poem published in 823:The London Review of Books 649:Time For One More Question 544:The Only Girl in the World 161:Costa (formerly Whitbread) 1194:"Interview: Glyn Maxwell" 809:Times Literary Supplement 110: 838:. He is a Fellow of the 692: 674:In 1994 he travelled to 630: 502:Hen and Chickens Theatre 347: 277: 127:(1995) are collected as 769:City of London Festival 697:Maxwell's libretto for 415:, or in the city's new 302:as 'a modern classic'. 272:Rotterdam Film Festival 264:The Beast In The Jungle 238: 117:Tale Of The Mayor's Son 854:Maxwell has taught at 382:a satyr-play based on 217: 80:He studied English at 26: 1280:Glyn Maxwell Poem in 878:Islington in London. 796:Journalism, Editorial 591:His verse monologue, 550:, the last victim of 534:, a reworking of the 392:, which premiered at 380:Lily Jones's Birthday 315:Last Night In England 215: 189:In 1999 Maxwell left 24: 688:To Bahia and Beyond. 661:The City of Tomorrow 635:His radio plays for 603:The City of Tomorrow 522:Other plays include 510:Mimi and The Stalker 486:Mary, Queen of Scots 425:Masters Are You Mad? 340:. His second novel, 233:How The Hell Are You 231:His book of poetry, 207:Farrar Straus Giroux 174:and he received the 172:New Generation poets 1288:20 May 2023 at the 1009:"Books of the year" 627:and Colin Kovarik. 468:Southwark Playhouse 466:was also staged at 449:Wind in the Willows 441:Alice in Wonderland 433:Wind in the Willows 402:Shakespeare's Globe 376:Shaw Theatre London 176:E. M. Forster Award 125:Rest For The Wicked 1341:English male poets 1198:HAMLET TO HAMILTON 1179:2016-03-03 at the 829:The New York Times 745:Zurich Opera House 657:Cyrano De Bergerac 653:Shakespeare's Fire 625:Emily C. A. Snyder 508:as Mary. 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Index


librettist
Dylan Thomas
Under Milk Wood
West End
Broadway
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
Kerry Lee Powell
Worcester College
Oxford
Derek Walcott
Boston University
Welwyn Garden City
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
T.S.Eliot
Forward
Costa (formerly Whitbread)
Society of Authors
New Generation poets
E. M. Forster Award
Faber and Faber
Picador
Houghton Mifflin
Farrar Straus Giroux

Derek Walcott
Paul King
Fox Searchlight
David Heyman

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