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Michael Blackburn was born on 1954 in Newton Aycliffe, England, is a British poet (born 1954). Discover Michael Blackburn's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Occupation Poet, author, and literary editor
Age 70 years old
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Born 1954
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Birthplace Newton Aycliffe, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1954

Michael Blackburn (born 1954) is a British poet and author.

Michael Blackburn was born in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, in 1954.

1970

He has been associated with several literary ventures since the 1970s, as an editor, founder and publisher.

1976

From 1976 to 1978, Blackburn was an editor on Poetry & Audience, the poetry magazine produced by The School of English at the University of Leeds.

Together with the American poet, Michael Coffey, he edited a special translations issue.

1977

He attended Richmond School in Yorkshire, and gained an MA in English Literature at the University of Leeds (1977).

1980

During the early-to-mid-1980s, Blackburn was an editor on Stand Magazine, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

1985

In 1985, he founded the poetry press Jackson's Arm, and in 1986 co-organised the readings at the Morden Tower in Newcastle with the poet Brendan Cleary, including the first Poetry Marathon in the northeast.

1987

In 1987, Blackburn set up a small literary magazine, Harry's Hand, which ran for four issues from London.

1988

In 1988, he became Lincolnshire's first Literature Animateur (Literature Development Worker), a post he held until 1993.

During that period he also established Sunk Island Publishing, which issued Sunk Island Review, an irregular paperback of new poetry, fiction, reviews and translations, plus occasional novels and other titles (such as Radio Activity by John Murray, and Hallowed Ground by Robert Edric).

In 1988, he became a Fellow of the RSA.

He is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).

1995

In 1995, he was a Writer in Residence on the Internet, courtesy of Arts Council/Channel, based at Artimedia in Batley, Yorkshire, and produced the hypertext project The Last of Harry.

2005

From 2005 to 2008, Blackburn was the Royal Literary Fund fellow at the University of Lincoln, where he has also been a lecturer in English Literature & Creative Writing.

Blackburn's private papers are in Special Collections at the University Library, Leeds.

Until 2021 he wrote the Currente Calamo column at The Fortnightly Review.