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Sep 16, 1921 Bristol, England, United Kingdom Died on 22 Jan 2003 (aged 81)
British poet, translator and critic
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About Peter Russell Poet
- Irwin Peter Russell (16 September 1921 – 22 January 2003) was a British poet, translator and critic.
- He spent the first half of his life—apart from war service—based in Kent and London, being the proprietor of a series of bookshops, editing the influential literary magazine Nine and being part of the literary scene.
- Bankruptcy and divorce led to several years of travel which took him to Berlin, Venice, British Columbia and Iran, amongst other places.
- After the Iranian Revolution he settled permanently in Italy, where he spent the rest of his life.
- He lived in considerable financial hardship and throughout all he lived a life dedicated to poetry.
- His work never became mainstream, but it is highly regarded in some circles.
