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| '''Frances Horovitz''' (February 13, 1938 - October 2, 1983) was an ] ] |
'''Frances Horovitz''' (February 13, 1938 - October 2, 1983) was an ] ] and ]. | ||
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| Frances Horovitz was born in ]. She was educated at ] and the ] in London. As a reader and presenter for the ], she acquired a reputation for care of preparation and quality of delivery. Her poetry has been described as exquisitely crafted. Influenced by ], her poems give voice to her perceptions of the natural world, history and human relationships. | |||
| ⚫ | Horovitz was married to ] and Roger Garfitt, both poets. Her only child Adam Horovitz (b. 1971) is also a poet.<ref></ref>She died at the age of 45. | ||
| Later, as a reader and presenter for the ], she acquired a formidable reputation for care of preparation and quality of delivery. She was one of the finest poetry readers the ] has produced, raising the art of reading poetry to a new level and possessing a rare ability to hear a poem and become its voice. | |||
| To the writing of her own poetry she brought - if this is possible - an even greater attentiveness. Exquisitely crafted, brilliantly pared down to the exact curve of a given experience or image (she greatly admired the ] masters), Frances Horovitz’s poems bear witness to the high seriousness of her art and to her determination to do full justice to her perceptions of the natural world, history and human relationships. Her tragically early death at the age of forty-five has not prevented the continuing growth of her reputation. | |||
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| * ''Water Over Stone'' (Enitharmon, 1980) | * ''Water Over Stone'' (Enitharmon, 1980) | ||
| * ''Wall'' (a collaboration (L.Y.C.) 1981) | * ''Wall'' (a collaboration (L.Y.C.) 1981) | ||
| * ''Rowlstone Haiku'' (with |
* ''Rowlstone Haiku'' (with Roger Garfitt, Five Seasons, 1982) | ||
| * ''Snow Light, Water Light'' (Bloodaxe, 1983) | * ''Snow Light, Water Light'' (Bloodaxe, 1983) | ||
| * ''Collected Poems (Bloodaxe/Enitharmon 1984, edited by |
* ''Collected Poems (Bloodaxe/Enitharmon 1984, edited by Roger Garfitt) | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Frances Horovitz | |
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| Occupation | poet, broadcaster |
| Spouse | Michael Horovitz Roger Garfitt |
| Children | Adam Horovitz |
Frances Horovitz (February 13, 1938 - October 2, 1983) was an English poet and broadcaster.
Biography
Frances Horovitz was born in London. She was educated at Bristol University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. As a reader and presenter for the BBC, she acquired a reputation for care of preparation and quality of delivery. Her poetry has been described as exquisitely crafted. Influenced by Haiku, her poems give voice to her perceptions of the natural world, history and human relationships.
Horovitz was married to Michael Horovitz and Roger Garfitt, both poets. Her only child Adam Horovitz (b. 1971) is also a poet.She died at the age of 45.
Publications
- Poems (St. Albert’s, 1967)
- Dream: A Poem (Sceptre, 1969)
- The High Tower (New Departures, 1970)
- Letter to Be Sent by Air (Sceptre, 1974)
- Elegy (Sceptre, 1976)
- Water Over Stone (Enitharmon, 1980)
- Wall (a collaboration (L.Y.C.) 1981)
- Rowlstone Haiku (with Roger Garfitt, Five Seasons, 1982)
- Snow Light, Water Light (Bloodaxe, 1983)
- Collected Poems (Bloodaxe/Enitharmon 1984, edited by Roger Garfitt)