Al Alvarez

Alfred Alvarez (5 August 1929 – 23 September 2019) was an English poet, novelist, essayist and critic. He published under the name A. Alvarez and Al Alvarez. He was best known for his 1962 poetry anthology The New Poetry. The Benson Medal 

Death
Alvarez died of pneumonia on 23 September 2019 in London at the age of 90.

Selected works
 The Shaping Spirit (1958)
 The School of Donne (1961)
 The New Poetry (1962)
 Under Pressure (1965)
 Beyond All This Fiddle (1968)
 The Savage God (1972)
 Beckett (Fontana Modern Masters, 1973)
 Hers (1974)
 Hunt (1979)
 Life After Marriage (1982)
 The Biggest Game in Town (1983)
 Feeding the Rat (1989)
 Day of Atonement (1991)
 Night (1995)
 Where Did It All Go Right? (1999)
 Poker: Bets, Bluffs, and Bad Beats (2001)
 New & Selected Poems (2002)
 The Writer's Voice (2005)
 Risky Business (2007)
 Pondlife (2013)

References

Other websites
 Book Review of 'The Biggest Game In Town'

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Category:English poets
Category:English novelists
Category:English essayists
Category:British critics
Category:English autobiographers
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