Neil Powell
Neil Powell’s most recent books are Benjamin Britten: A Life for Music (Hutchinson, 2013) and Was and Is: Collected Poems (Carcanet, 2017).
Neil Powell's work featured in PN Review comprises 64 reports, 19 contributions of poetry, 29 articles, one interview, and 45 reviews, over a period of 42 years. Also available are seven reviews of Neil Powell's work.
Neil Powell's work featured in PN Review comprises 64 reports, 19 contributions of poetry, 29 articles, one interview, and 45 reviews, over a period of 42 years. Also available are seven reviews of Neil Powell's work.
Further Reading
Report in PN Review 114 (1997) Gentle Readers
Report in PN Review 124 (1998) A Proper Literary Person
Report in PN Review 151 (2003) War Music
Report in PN Review 152 (2003) Of Weights and Woodbines
Report in PN Review 153 (2003) Gerald Finzi and British Poetry
Report in PN Review 154 (2003) A Foggy Day
Report in PN Review 155 (2004) A Foggy Day
Report in PN Review 156 (2004) The Real Right Thing
Report in PN Review 157 (2004) A Postcard from Pearson Park
Report in PN Review 158 (2004) Over the Wall
Report in PN Review 159 (2004) A Love of Chance
Report in PN Review 160 (2004) In Search of Duende
Report in PN Review 161 (2005) Third Best
Report in PN Review 162 (2005) Adventures in the Book Trade
Report in PN Review 163 (2005) Bill and Bird
Report in PN Review 164 (2005) A Walk in the Saints
Report in PN Review 165 (2005) A Few Days in July
Report in PN Review 166 (2005) Common Ground
Report in PN Review 167 (2006) The View from the Hill
Report in PN Review 168 (2006) Mr Boythorn's Canary
Report in PN Review 169 (2006) The Gingko in the Garden
Report in PN Review 170 (2006) Vox Unpop
Report in PN Review 171 (2006) Henry James and Cabbages
Report in PN Review 172 (2006) A Better Class of Conversation
Report in PN Review 173 (2007) Altogether Elsewhere
Report in PN Review 174 (2007) The Song Not the Singer
Report in PN Review 175 (2007) The Toad, the Sparrow and the Lincolnshire Poacher
Report in PN Review 176 (2007) Fathers and Sons
Report in PN Review 177 (2007) Writing in the Margin
Report in PN Review 178 (2007) The Exclusions of a Rhyme
Report in PN Review 179 (2008) At Mermaid Manor
Report in PN Review 180 (2008) The Dying of the Light
Report in PN Review 181 (2008) Thereby Hangs a Tale
Report in PN Review 182 (2008) Forty Years On
Report in PN Review 183 (2008) The Mind's Eye and the Mind's Ear
Report in PN Review 184 (2008) Tree at my Window
Report in PN Review 185 (2009) The Road to Iken Cliff
Report in PN Review 186 (2009) Lines and Squares
Report in PN Review 187 (2009) Extra Time in the Varsity Match
Report in PN Review 188 (2009) May with its Light Behaving
Report in PN Review 189 (2009) John Donne at Saint Nick's
Report in PN Review 190 (2009) Hunting Ground
Report in PN Review 191 (2010) Since Cleopatra Died
Report in PN Review 192 (2010) Winter and Rough Weather
Report in PN Review 193 (2010) Of Making Many Books
Report in PN Review 194 (2010) The Liberal Moment
Report in PN Review 195 (2010) Difficulties with Difficulty
Report in PN Review 196 (2010) A Flamingo in Cemetery Road
Report in PN Review 197 (2011) A Good Word For Criticism
Report in PN Review 198 (2011) Michael Henchard's Will
Report in PN Review 199 (2011) Our Own Mags
Report in PN Review 200 (2011) The End Crowns All
Report in PN Review 201 (2011) Ozymandias on the Piccadilly Line
Report in PN Review 202 (2011) Rewards of Failure
Report in PN Review 203 (2012) Roy and Sandy
Report in PN Review 204 (2012) A Sense of Belonging
Report in PN Review 205 (2012) Minding Our Language
Report in PN Review 206 (2012) Serious Pleasures
Report in PN Review 207 (2012) Faith, Doubt and Art
Report in PN Review 208 (2012) Dog Days
Report in PN Review 209 (2013) One More Essay for Martin
Report in PN Review 210 (2013) Here I Fell Asleep
Report in PN Review 214 (2013) Taylor of Sevenoaks
Report in PN Review 231 (2016) A Good European
Report in PN Review 124 (1998) A Proper Literary Person
Report in PN Review 151 (2003) War Music
Report in PN Review 152 (2003) Of Weights and Woodbines
Report in PN Review 153 (2003) Gerald Finzi and British Poetry
Report in PN Review 154 (2003) A Foggy Day
Report in PN Review 155 (2004) A Foggy Day
Report in PN Review 156 (2004) The Real Right Thing
Report in PN Review 157 (2004) A Postcard from Pearson Park
Report in PN Review 158 (2004) Over the Wall
Report in PN Review 159 (2004) A Love of Chance
Report in PN Review 160 (2004) In Search of Duende
Report in PN Review 161 (2005) Third Best
Report in PN Review 162 (2005) Adventures in the Book Trade
Report in PN Review 163 (2005) Bill and Bird
Report in PN Review 164 (2005) A Walk in the Saints
Report in PN Review 165 (2005) A Few Days in July
Report in PN Review 166 (2005) Common Ground
Report in PN Review 167 (2006) The View from the Hill
Report in PN Review 168 (2006) Mr Boythorn's Canary
Report in PN Review 169 (2006) The Gingko in the Garden
Report in PN Review 170 (2006) Vox Unpop
Report in PN Review 171 (2006) Henry James and Cabbages
Report in PN Review 172 (2006) A Better Class of Conversation
Report in PN Review 173 (2007) Altogether Elsewhere
Report in PN Review 174 (2007) The Song Not the Singer
Report in PN Review 175 (2007) The Toad, the Sparrow and the Lincolnshire Poacher
Report in PN Review 176 (2007) Fathers and Sons
Report in PN Review 177 (2007) Writing in the Margin
Report in PN Review 178 (2007) The Exclusions of a Rhyme
Report in PN Review 179 (2008) At Mermaid Manor
Report in PN Review 180 (2008) The Dying of the Light
Report in PN Review 181 (2008) Thereby Hangs a Tale
Report in PN Review 182 (2008) Forty Years On
Report in PN Review 183 (2008) The Mind's Eye and the Mind's Ear
Report in PN Review 184 (2008) Tree at my Window
Report in PN Review 185 (2009) The Road to Iken Cliff
Report in PN Review 186 (2009) Lines and Squares
Report in PN Review 187 (2009) Extra Time in the Varsity Match
Report in PN Review 188 (2009) May with its Light Behaving
Report in PN Review 189 (2009) John Donne at Saint Nick's
Report in PN Review 190 (2009) Hunting Ground
Report in PN Review 191 (2010) Since Cleopatra Died
Report in PN Review 192 (2010) Winter and Rough Weather
Report in PN Review 193 (2010) Of Making Many Books
Report in PN Review 194 (2010) The Liberal Moment
Report in PN Review 195 (2010) Difficulties with Difficulty
Report in PN Review 196 (2010) A Flamingo in Cemetery Road
Report in PN Review 197 (2011) A Good Word For Criticism
Report in PN Review 198 (2011) Michael Henchard's Will
Report in PN Review 199 (2011) Our Own Mags
Report in PN Review 200 (2011) The End Crowns All
Report in PN Review 201 (2011) Ozymandias on the Piccadilly Line
Report in PN Review 202 (2011) Rewards of Failure
Report in PN Review 203 (2012) Roy and Sandy
Report in PN Review 204 (2012) A Sense of Belonging
Report in PN Review 205 (2012) Minding Our Language
Report in PN Review 206 (2012) Serious Pleasures
Report in PN Review 207 (2012) Faith, Doubt and Art
Report in PN Review 208 (2012) Dog Days
Report in PN Review 209 (2013) One More Essay for Martin
Report in PN Review 210 (2013) Here I Fell Asleep
Report in PN Review 214 (2013) Taylor of Sevenoaks
Report in PN Review 231 (2016) A Good European
Poetry in PN Review 1 (1977) Four Poems
Poetry in PN Review 6 (1979) Three Poems
Poetry in PN Review 8 (1979) Old School Tie
Poetry in PN Review 15 (1980) Two Poems
Poetry in PN Review 16 (1980) Acts of Faith
Poetry in PN Review 35 (1984) Studies
Poetry in PN Review 85 (1992) Two Poems
Poetry in PN Review 90 (1993) Two Poems
Poetry in PN Review 94 (1993) Five Poems
Poetry in PN Review 98 (1994) Hundred River
Poetry in PN Review 100 (1994) Five Poems
Poetry in PN Review 141 (2001) Four Poems
Poetry in PN Review 148 (2002) Thanks
Poetry in PN Review 159 (2004) The Garden at Clears
Poetry in PN Review 181 (2008) The Boy on the Bus
Poetry in PN Review 189 (2009) The Journal of Lily Lloyd
Poetry in PN Review 194 (2010) Blackborough Park
Poetry in PN Review 195 (2010) A Huntingdonshire Elegy
Poetry in PN Review 202 (2011) Four Poems
Poetry in PN Review 6 (1979) Three Poems
Poetry in PN Review 8 (1979) Old School Tie
Poetry in PN Review 15 (1980) Two Poems
Poetry in PN Review 16 (1980) Acts of Faith
Poetry in PN Review 35 (1984) Studies
Poetry in PN Review 85 (1992) Two Poems
Poetry in PN Review 90 (1993) Two Poems
Poetry in PN Review 94 (1993) Five Poems
Poetry in PN Review 98 (1994) Hundred River
Poetry in PN Review 100 (1994) Five Poems
Poetry in PN Review 141 (2001) Four Poems
Poetry in PN Review 148 (2002) Thanks
Poetry in PN Review 159 (2004) The Garden at Clears
Poetry in PN Review 181 (2008) The Boy on the Bus
Poetry in PN Review 189 (2009) The Journal of Lily Lloyd
Poetry in PN Review 194 (2010) Blackborough Park
Poetry in PN Review 195 (2010) A Huntingdonshire Elegy
Poetry in PN Review 202 (2011) Four Poems
Article in PN Review 1 (1977) Magic & String: The Poetry of Peter Scupham
Article in PN Review 2 (1978) What is Traditional Poetry
Article in PN Review 7 (1979) The Poet, the Public, and the Pub
Article in PN Review 9 (1979) A Principle of Conservatism
Article in PN Review 14 (1980) 'Life' or 'Letters'
Article in PN Review 15 (1980) Goodbye, Blackberry Way
Article in PN Review 20 (1981) What Life Is - the novels of Martin Amis
Article in PN Review 21 (1981) 'Dearie Me Today' - Roy Fuller
Article in PN Review 24 (1982) The Dream Decays
Article in PN Review 30 (1983) Art, if you like
Article in PN Review 30 (1983) Homage to Greville
Article in PN Review 58 (1987) The Case of Rossiter's Rabbit: Gay publishing, poetry, and AIDS
Article in PN Review 70 (1989) Loud Music, Bars and Boisterous Men
Article in PN Review 82 (1991) Hammer and Chisel
Article in PN Review 88 (1992) Against the Grain
Article in PN Review 93 (1993) Adam Johnson
Article in PN Review 105 (1995) Roy Fuller: The Double Nature of Nature
Article in PN Review 108 (1996) Making Tracks
Article in PN Review 125 (1999) Forgetting How to Read
Article in PN Review 130 (1999) The Bonfire of the Anthologies
Article in PN Review 136 (2000) Winters' Talents
Article in PN Review 140 (2001) Robert Graves and the Humour of Homer
Article in PN Review 155 (2004) George Crabbe: A Stranger in the City
Article in PN Review 167 (2006) Playing Snooker with Dice: Philip Larkin's Juvenilia and Jazz
Article in PN Review 221 (2015) ‘The Fisherman’: Poet and Audience
Article in PN Review 225 (2015) The Poet Alone
Article in PN Review 227 (2016) The Poet Alone (2): In a Green Shade
Article in PN Review 233 (2017) John in Early Autumn
Article in PN Review 240 (2018) Five Portraits of Peter
Article in PN Review 2 (1978) What is Traditional Poetry
Article in PN Review 7 (1979) The Poet, the Public, and the Pub
Article in PN Review 9 (1979) A Principle of Conservatism
Article in PN Review 14 (1980) 'Life' or 'Letters'
Article in PN Review 15 (1980) Goodbye, Blackberry Way
Article in PN Review 20 (1981) What Life Is - the novels of Martin Amis
Article in PN Review 21 (1981) 'Dearie Me Today' - Roy Fuller
Article in PN Review 24 (1982) The Dream Decays
Article in PN Review 30 (1983) Art, if you like
Article in PN Review 30 (1983) Homage to Greville
Article in PN Review 58 (1987) The Case of Rossiter's Rabbit: Gay publishing, poetry, and AIDS
Article in PN Review 70 (1989) Loud Music, Bars and Boisterous Men
Article in PN Review 82 (1991) Hammer and Chisel
Article in PN Review 88 (1992) Against the Grain
Article in PN Review 93 (1993) Adam Johnson
Article in PN Review 105 (1995) Roy Fuller: The Double Nature of Nature
Article in PN Review 108 (1996) Making Tracks
Article in PN Review 125 (1999) Forgetting How to Read
Article in PN Review 130 (1999) The Bonfire of the Anthologies
Article in PN Review 136 (2000) Winters' Talents
Article in PN Review 140 (2001) Robert Graves and the Humour of Homer
Article in PN Review 155 (2004) George Crabbe: A Stranger in the City
Article in PN Review 167 (2006) Playing Snooker with Dice: Philip Larkin's Juvenilia and Jazz
Article in PN Review 221 (2015) ‘The Fisherman’: Poet and Audience
Article in PN Review 225 (2015) The Poet Alone
Article in PN Review 227 (2016) The Poet Alone (2): In a Green Shade
Article in PN Review 233 (2017) John in Early Autumn
Article in PN Review 240 (2018) Five Portraits of Peter
Interview in PN Review 37 (1984) Lessons in Survival (Neil Powell interviews the poet)
Review in PN Review 2 (1978) on Elizabeth Daryush
Review in PN Review 4 (1978) Thom Gunn
Review in PN Review 6 (1979) Degrees of Seriousness (Jennings, Thwaite, Abse)
Review in PN Review 14 (1980) on F. T. Prince's Collected Poems
Review in PN Review 14 (1980) Neil Powell on Kingsley Amis's Collected Poems
Review in PN Review 17 (1981) on Dick Davis, Peter Scupham and John Fuller
Review in PN Review 18 (1981) on P. J. King's 'Nine Contemporary Poets'
Review in PN Review 25 (1982) on Freda Downie, Dannie Abse, Peter Howse and Michael Hulse
Review in PN Review 30 (1983) on Thom Gunn
Review in PN Review 44 (1985) on the Auden Critical Heritage
Review in PN Review 58 (1987) on Philip Larkin
Review in PN Review 60 (1988) on recent Irish poetry
Review in PN Review 61 (1988) on John Mole and Lawrence Sail
Review in PN Review 62 (1988) on Oliver Reynolds and Charles Boyle
Review in PN Review 66 (1989) Leaving the Rest Unsaid
Review in PN Review 68 (1989) on Peter Porter and F.T. Prince
Review in PN Review 70 (1989) on Phoebe Hesketh
Review in PN Review 71 (1990) on Roy Fuller
Review in PN Review 72 (1990) on Donald Davie
Review in PN Review 76 (1990) on Edwin Morgan
Review in PN Review 77 (1991) on Gay Clifford
Review in PN Review 78 (1991) on recent anthologies
Review in PN Review 81 (1991) on Wizard of Oz (Anthologies)
Review in PN Review 82 (1991) on Educational Anthologies
Review in PN Review 83 (1992) on Richard Hoffpauir, Anne Ridler and Gerald Dawe
Review in PN Review 84 (1992) on Seven new Anthologies
Review in PN Review 85 (1992) on Thom Gunn
Review in PN Review 87 (1992) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 87 (1992) on Henry Reed
Review in PN Review 91 (1993) on anthologies
Review in PN Review 92 (1993) on The new Poetry
Review in PN Review 95 (1994) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 101 (1995) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 106 (1995) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 107 (1996) on Hugo Williams
Review in PN Review 110 (1996) on anthologies
Review in PN Review 119 (1998) on John Fuller
Review in PN Review 122 (1998) on W.H. Auden
Review in PN Review 133 (2000) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 134 (2000) on Bernard Bergonzi
Review in PN Review 138 (2001) on The Faber Book of Landscape Poetry and Roger Scruton's England: An Elegy
Review in PN Review 143 (2002) on Frank Kermode
Reviewed by James Sutherland-Smith in PN Review 162 (2005) Short Notes
Review in PN Review 173 (2007) on Diana McVeagh's Gerald Finzi
Review in PN Review 220 (2014) on Niall Campbell
Review in PN Review 4 (1978) Thom Gunn
Review in PN Review 6 (1979) Degrees of Seriousness (Jennings, Thwaite, Abse)
Review in PN Review 14 (1980) on F. T. Prince's Collected Poems
Review in PN Review 14 (1980) Neil Powell on Kingsley Amis's Collected Poems
Review in PN Review 17 (1981) on Dick Davis, Peter Scupham and John Fuller
Review in PN Review 18 (1981) on P. J. King's 'Nine Contemporary Poets'
Review in PN Review 25 (1982) on Freda Downie, Dannie Abse, Peter Howse and Michael Hulse
Review in PN Review 30 (1983) on Thom Gunn
Review in PN Review 44 (1985) on the Auden Critical Heritage
Review in PN Review 58 (1987) on Philip Larkin
Review in PN Review 60 (1988) on recent Irish poetry
Review in PN Review 61 (1988) on John Mole and Lawrence Sail
Review in PN Review 62 (1988) on Oliver Reynolds and Charles Boyle
Review in PN Review 66 (1989) Leaving the Rest Unsaid
Review in PN Review 68 (1989) on Peter Porter and F.T. Prince
Review in PN Review 70 (1989) on Phoebe Hesketh
Review in PN Review 71 (1990) on Roy Fuller
Review in PN Review 72 (1990) on Donald Davie
Review in PN Review 76 (1990) on Edwin Morgan
Review in PN Review 77 (1991) on Gay Clifford
Review in PN Review 78 (1991) on recent anthologies
Review in PN Review 81 (1991) on Wizard of Oz (Anthologies)
Review in PN Review 82 (1991) on Educational Anthologies
Review in PN Review 83 (1992) on Richard Hoffpauir, Anne Ridler and Gerald Dawe
Review in PN Review 84 (1992) on Seven new Anthologies
Review in PN Review 85 (1992) on Thom Gunn
Review in PN Review 87 (1992) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 87 (1992) on Henry Reed
Review in PN Review 91 (1993) on anthologies
Review in PN Review 92 (1993) on The new Poetry
Review in PN Review 95 (1994) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 101 (1995) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 106 (1995) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 107 (1996) on Hugo Williams
Review in PN Review 110 (1996) on anthologies
Review in PN Review 119 (1998) on John Fuller
Review in PN Review 122 (1998) on W.H. Auden
Review in PN Review 133 (2000) on Anthologies
Review in PN Review 134 (2000) on Bernard Bergonzi
Review in PN Review 138 (2001) on The Faber Book of Landscape Poetry and Roger Scruton's England: An Elegy
Review in PN Review 143 (2002) on Frank Kermode
Reviewed by James Sutherland-Smith in PN Review 162 (2005) Short Notes
Review in PN Review 173 (2007) on Diana McVeagh's Gerald Finzi
Review in PN Review 220 (2014) on Niall Campbell
Reviewed by Bernard Bergonzi in PN Review 17 (1981) on Neil Powell
Reviewed by Steven Tuohy in PN Review 33 (1983) on Neil Powell
Reviewed by Dennis O'Driscoll in PN Review 110 (1996) on Roy Fuller
Reviewed by Norman Scarfe in PN Review 161 (2005) on George Crabbe: An English Life
Reviewed by Kevin J. Gardner in PN Review 207 (2012) on Neil Powell
Reviewed by John Matthias in PN Review 214 (2013) on Neil Powell's Benjamin Britten: A Life for Music
Reviewed by Kevin Gardner in PN Review 237 (2017) on Neil Powell
Reviewed by Steven Tuohy in PN Review 33 (1983) on Neil Powell
Reviewed by Dennis O'Driscoll in PN Review 110 (1996) on Roy Fuller
Reviewed by Norman Scarfe in PN Review 161 (2005) on George Crabbe: An English Life
Reviewed by Kevin J. Gardner in PN Review 207 (2012) on Neil Powell
Reviewed by John Matthias in PN Review 214 (2013) on Neil Powell's Benjamin Britten: A Life for Music
Reviewed by Kevin Gardner in PN Review 237 (2017) on Neil Powell