Andrew Thomas Knights Crozier (26 July 1943 – 3 April 2008) was a

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associated with the

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Life

Crozier was educated at

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, and later

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. His 1976 book ''Pleats'' won the

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, awarded jointly that year with Lee Harwood. He was co-editor of the important Revival magazine '' The English Intelligencer'' and for many years ran Ferry Press, an independent poetry publisher that issued books by Anthony Barnett, David Chaloner,

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, J. H. Prynne,

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, and others. With Tim Longville he edited the influential anthology ''A Various Art''. He also edited the poems of

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and John Rodker. His collected poems, ''All Where Each Is'' was published in 1985. Crozier was Professor of Prose at the

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, where his research interests were listed as English and American

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and

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, with special reference to the romantic and modern periods.Areas of study, by subject :: University of Sussex Postgraduate Prospectus 2007
/ref> Andrew Crozier died from a

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on 3 April 2008.

Bibliography

* ''Loved Litter of Time Spent'', Buffalo, NY: Sum Books, 1967 * ''Train Rides'', Pampisford, UK: R Books, 1968 * ''Walking on Grass'', London: Ferry Press, 1969 * ''In One Side & Out the Other'' (with John James & Tom Phillips), London: Ferry Press, 1970 * ''Neglected Information'', Sidcup, UK: Blacksuede Boot Press, 1972 * ''The Veil Poem'', Providence, RI: Burning Deck, 1974 * ''Printed Circuit'', Cambridge, UK: Street Editions, 1974 * ''Seven Contemporary Sun Dials'' (with Ian Potts), Brighton, UK: Brighton Festival, 1975 * ''Pleats'', Bishops Stortford, UK: Great Works Editions, 1975 * ''Residing'', Belper, UK: Aggie Weston's, 1976 * ''Duets'', Guildford, UK: Circle Press, 1976 * ''High Zero'', Cambridge, UK: Street Editions, 1978 * ''Were There'', London: Many Press, 1978 * ''Utamaro Variations'' (with Ian Tyson), London: Tetrad, 1982 * ''All Where Each Is'', London: Allardyce, Barnett, 1985 * ''A Various Art'' (co-edited with Tim Longville), Manchester, UK: Carcanet, 1987 * ''Star Ground'', Lewes, UK: Silver Hounds, 2008 * ''"Free Verse" as Formal Restraint'', Bristol: Shearsman, 2015

References

External links

Obituary: ''Independent'' British Poetry at Y2K
A "cyber-

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" at ''Silliman's Blog'' by poet Ron Silliman includes comments, tributes, and links
The Death of Andrew Crozier
obituary at the EYEWEAR website
Records of Andrew Crozier are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
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