He was born in Yorkshire on 17 August 1930 and died on 28 October 1998. He was an English poet who was married to the famous poetess Sylvia Plath who committed suicide. Together with Danial Waissbort in London he edited the literature magazine Modern poetry n translation where they promoted the most popular modern writers of the 20th century. The biggest influence over his work had the work Birds, Beasts and Flowers by D.H. Lawrence. He was fascinated by animals and expresses the “essence” of the living beings. He is the author of the following books: Hawk in the Rain (1957), Luparcal (1960), Crow (1970), Gaudete (1977), Cave Birds (1978), Remains of Elmet (1979) and others.
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News
- The “Struga Poetry Evenings” are part of the “Festival of Hope” Friday April 24th, 2020
- The acceptance speech of Amir Or, the recipient of the Golden Wreath for 2020 Tuesday March 24th, 2020
- Fjalimi përshëndetës i Amir Or, fitues i ,,Kurorës së artë” i vitit 2020 Tuesday March 24th, 2020
- Autori Izraelit Amir Or është fitues i çmimit ,,Kurorë e Artë” i INM për vitin 2020 Saturday March 21st, 2020
- The Israeli poet Amir Or is the recipient of the “Golden Wreath” award of the SPE for 2020 Saturday March 21st, 2020
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