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Peter Riley

Peter Riley lives in retirement in Cambridge, having been a teacher, lecturer, bookseller, and a few other things. He is the author of many books of poetry, and some of prose concerning travel and music. His latest book is The Glacial Stairway (Carcanet, 2011).

Peter Riley's work featured in PN Review comprises six reports, five contributions of poetry, and 20 reviews, over a period of 33 years. Also available are eight reviews of Peter Riley's work.

Further Reading

Reviewed by Geoffrey Ward in PN Review 37 (1984) on Grossetest Books

Review in PN Review 51 (1986) on Wendy Cope

Review in PN Review 53 (1987) on Anthony Barnett

Review in PN Review 53 (1987) on Douglas Oliver

Report in PN Review 58 (1987) Response to Poetry Live

Review in PN Review 63 (1988) on Douglas Oliver and Anthony Barnett

Report in PN Review 69 (1989) Report from Cambridge

Poetry Collection in PN Review 102 (1995) The Translations of St Columba's Sea-Watch

Reviewed by James Keery in PN Review 119 (1998) on Kelvin Corcoran, Peter Riley, Alister Kershaw, Alan Riach, Thomas A. Clark, Jennifer Chalmers

Poetry Collection in PN Review 138 (2001) Alstonefield: first 8 stanzas of Part VI

Report in PN Review 144 (2002) Letter from Transylvania

Reviewed by Kate Price in PN Review 152 (2003) on Edwin Morgan, Douglas Oliver, Drew Milne

Reviewed by David Kennedy in PN Review 156 (2004) on Peter Riley, Karen Mac Cormack, Christine Stewart and Sean Bonney

Reviewed by John Muckle in PN Review 156 (2004) on Peter Riley, Richard Caddel and Tony Baker

Review in PN Review 158 (2004) on Peter Gizzi

Review in PN Review 159 (2004) on W.S. Graham

Review in PN Review 161 (2005) on Kelvin Corcoran

Review in PN Review 162 (2005) on Ralph Hawkins and Colin Simms

Review in PN Review 163 (2005) on Robert Adamson

Review in PN Review 163 (2005) Short Notes

Reviewed by James Sutherland-Smith in PN Review 164 (2005) on John Fuller and Peter Riley

Report in PN Review 167 (2006) Matthew Mead: A Note

Report in PN Review 168 (2006) Dorian Cooke

Review in PN Review 169 (2006) on John Seed

Review in PN Review 171 (2006) on Tom Lowenstein

Poetry Collection in PN Review 174 (2007) The Glacial Stairway

Review in PN Review 180 (2008) on Peter Hughes

Report in PN Review 182 (2008) Andrew Crozier: An Appreciation

Poetry Collection in PN Review 183 (2008) 12 Cuban Instants

Review in PN Review 187 (2009) on Lee Harwood

Review in PN Review 188 (2009) on Pauline Stainer

Review in PN Review 192 (2010) on Thomas A. Clark

Review in PN Review 204 (2012) on Roy Fisher

Review in PN Review 206 (2012) on Rolf Dieter Brinkmann

Reviewed by Oliver Dixon in PN Review 208 (2012) on Peter Riley

Review in PN Review 217 (2014) on Thomas A. Clark

Review in PN Review 225 (2015) on David Wheatley’s Contemporary British Poetry

Reviewed by Kelvin Corcoran in PN Review 235 (2017) on Peter Riley’s Pennine Tales

Poetry Collection in PN Review 243 (2018) Five Poems from ‘Ring Cairns’

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	Peter Riley Peter Riley lives in retirement in Cambridge, having been a teacher, lecturer, bookseller, and a few other things. He is the author of many books of poetry, and some of prose concerning travel and music. His latest book is The Glacial Stairway (Carcanet, 2011). Peter Riley's work featured in PN Review comprises six reports, five contributions of poetry, and 20 reviews, over a period of 33 years. Also available are eight reviews of Peter Riley's work. Further Reading Reviewed by Geoffrey Ward in PN Review 37 (1984) on Grossetest Books Review in PN Review 51 (1986) on Wendy Cope Review in PN Review 53 (1987) on Anthony Barnett Review in PN Review 53 (1987) on Douglas Oliver Report in PN Review 58 (1987) Response to Poetry Live Review in PN Review 63 (1988) on Douglas Oliver and Anthony Barnett Report in PN Review 69 (1989) Report from Cambridge Poetry Collection in PN Review 102 (1995) The Translations of St Columba's Sea-Watch Reviewed by James Keery in PN Review 119 (1998) on Kelvin Corcoran, Peter Riley, Alister Kershaw, Alan Riach, Thomas A. Clark, Jennifer Chalmers Poetry Collection in PN Review 138 (2001) Alstonefield: first 8 stanzas of Part VI Report in PN Review 144 (2002) Letter from Transylvania Reviewed by Kate Price in PN Review 152 (2003) on Edwin Morgan, Douglas Oliver, Drew Milne Reviewed by David Kennedy in PN Review 156 (2004) on Peter Riley, Karen Mac Cormack, Christine Stewart and Sean Bonney Reviewed by John Muckle in PN Review 156 (2004) on Peter Riley, Richard Caddel and Tony Baker Review in PN Review 158 (2004) on Peter Gizzi Review in PN Review 159 (2004) on W.S. Graham Review in PN Review 161 (2005) on Kelvin Corcoran Review in PN Review 162 (2005) on Ralph Hawkins and Colin Simms Review in PN Review 163 (2005) on Robert Adamson Review in PN Review 163 (2005) Short Notes Reviewed by James Sutherland-Smith in PN Review 164 (2005) on John Fuller and Peter Riley Report in PN Review 167 (2006) Matthew Mead: A Note Report in PN Review 168 (2006) Dorian Cooke Review in PN Review 169 (2006) on John Seed Review in PN Review 171 (2006) on Tom Lowenstein Poetry Collection in PN Review 174 (2007) The Glacial Stairway Review in PN Review 180 (2008) on Peter Hughes Report in PN Review 182 (2008) Andrew Crozier: An Appreciation Poetry Collection in PN Review 183 (2008) 12 Cuban Instants Review in PN Review 187 (2009) on Lee Harwood Review in PN Review 188 (2009) on Pauline Stainer Review in PN Review 192 (2010) on Thomas A. Clark Review in PN Review 204 (2012) on Roy Fisher Review in PN Review 206 (2012) on Rolf Dieter Brinkmann Reviewed by Oliver Dixon in PN Review 208 (2012) on Peter Riley Review in PN Review 217 (2014) on Thomas A. Clark Review in PN Review 225 (2015) on David Wheatley’s Contemporary British Poetry Reviewed by Kelvin Corcoran in PN Review 235 (2017) on Peter Riley’s Pennine Tales Poetry Collection in PN Review 243 (2018) Five Poems from ‘Ring Cairns’
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