Heath-Stubbs, John, 1918-2006

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1918-07-09

Death 2006-12-26

Nationality: Britons,

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Epithet: poet

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000265.0x00012b

John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs, the poet, was born in London in 1918 and educated at Worcester College for the Blind and The Queen's College, Oxford; he published his first poems in the wartime volume, Eight Oxford Poets . He was a Gregory Fellow in Poetry at Leeds University between 1952 and 1955, then taught in foreign universities for several years, before becoming a lecturer in English Literature at the College of St Mark and St John, Chelsea, from 1963 to 1973, in which year he received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He has been awarded several other prizes, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1989, in which year he was also awarded the OBE. John Heath-Stubbs is also noted for his translations of Middle Eastern poets, and has written plays and literary essays as well as poetry.

From the guide to the Literary manuscripts of John Heath-Stubbs, with some letters to George Barker and other related material, 1948-1989, (Leeds University Library)

John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs (1918-2006), born in London, is a poet, playwright, and essayist. He received his education from Worcester College for the Blind and Queen's College, Oxford.

From the description of John Heath-Stubbs collection, circa 1962-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863235