10 Facts About Craig Raine

1.

Craig Raine was a fellow of New College, Oxford, from 1991 to 2010 and is emeritus professor.

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2.

Craig Raine's father was the North of England amateur boxing champion in 1937.

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3.

Craig Raine then worked as a bomb armourer for the RAF, until forced to retire due to epilepsy caused by a skull fracture.

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4.

Craig Raine was raised in a prefab in Shildon, a town near Bishop Auckland.

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5.

Craig Raine won a scholarship to Barnard Castle School, where he lived as a boarder.

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6.

Craig Raine taught at Oxford and followed a literary career as book editor for New Review, editor of Quarto, and poetry editor at the New Statesman.

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7.

Craig Raine became poetry editor at publishers Faber and Faber in 1981, and has been a fellow of New College, Oxford, since 1991, retiring from his post as tutor in June 2010.

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8.

Moses Craig Raine is a playwright and Nina Craig Raine a director and playwright.

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9.

Craig Raine is founder and editor of the literary magazine Arete and a frequent contributor.

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10.

Craig Raine's works include a number of poetry collections: The Onion, Memory, A Martian Sends a Postcard Home, A Free Translation, Rich, History: The Home Movie, and Clay.

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