Wright, Kit (Christopher Wright)

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WRIGHT, Kit

WRIGHT, Kit. (Christopher Wright). British, b. 1944. Genres: Young adult fiction, Poetry. Career: Education Secretary, Poetry Society, London, 1970- 75; Fellow-Commoner in Creative Arts, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1977- 79. Publications: (with Stephen Miller and Elizabeth Maslen) Treble Poets 1, 1974; (ed.) Soundings: A Selection of Poems for Speaking Aloud, 1975; The Bear Looked over the Mountain, 1977; Arthur's Father (Granny, Sister, Uncle), 4 vols. (juvenile), 1978; Rabbiting On and Other Poems (juvenile), 1978; Hot Dog (juvenile), 1981; The Day Room, 1983; Bump-Starting the Hearse, 1983; (ed.) Poems for 9-Year Olds and Under Over 10-Year Olds, 2 vols., 1984; Cat Among the Pigeons (juvenile), 1987; Poems 1974-1983, 1988; Real Rags and Red, 1988; Short Afternoons, 1989; Funnybunch, 1993; Tigerella, 1994; Great Snakes!, 1994. Address: c/o Viking Kestrel, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England.

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