Wes Magee

Wes Magee is a poet and children's author who was born in Greenock, Scotland in July, 1939. He has published 6 collections of poetry for adults, and more than 90 books for children including poetry, fiction, plays, picture books, and anthologies. He now lives in the hamlet of Thorgill, on the North Yorkshire Moors.[1]

Awards and accolades

Bibliography

Forthcoming works

New collections of poems for adults, Joyriding! (Salt Publishing)[5] and A Thorgill Year (The Happy Dragons' Press)[6] have been announced.

Performance work

Wes Magee performs poetry shows in schools around the UK.The tours have also included Germany, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Guernsey and he was a visiting Professor at Rollins College, Florida and Kuwait.

Television

Poems for children have been featured in the Cbeebies series Poetry Pie.[7]

References

  1. "Children's Discovery Centre - Wes Magee". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. "Urban Gorilla - National Library of Australia". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  3. "The Happy Dragons' Press". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  4. "Poetry Archive". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  5. "Salt Publishing on Facebook". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  6. "The Happy Dragons' Press". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  7. "Poetry Pie Official Site". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
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