Christopher Reid facts for kids
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Christopher John Reid, born on May 13, 1949, is a talented British writer. He is known for his poems, essays, and even his cartoons. In 2010, he won a big award called the Costa Book Award for his book A Scattering. He wrote this book as a special tribute to his late wife, the actress Lucinda Gane. It was a really big deal because he was the first poet to win the main "Book of the Year" award since 1999.
About Christopher Reid
Christopher Reid was born in Hong Kong. He went to school at Tonbridge School and then studied at Exeter College, Oxford. He is known for a special style of poetry called Martian poetry. This style uses unusual comparisons to make everyday things seem new and surprising. Imagine describing a car as a "metal beast that eats petrol"!
He also worked as a poetry editor at a famous publishing company called Faber and Faber. Later, he became a professor of Creative Writing at the University of Hull, where he taught others how to write.
Books by Christopher Reid
Christopher Reid has written many books, mostly poetry. Here are some of his well-known works:
- Arcadia (1979) – This book won two awards: the Somerset Maugham Award and the Hawthornden Prize.
- Pea Soup (1982)
- Katerina Brac (1985)
- In The Echoey Tunnel (1991)
- Universes (1994)
- Expanded Universes (1996)
- Two Dogs on a Pub Roof (1996)
- Mermaids Explained (2001)
- For and After (2003)
- Mr Mouth (2005)
- A Scattering (2009) – This is the book that won the Costa Book of the Year award!
- The Song of Lunch (2009)
- A Box of Tricks for Anna Zyx (2009)
- Selected Poems (2011)
- Nonsense (2012)
- Six Bad Poets (2013)
- Anniversary (2015)
- The Late Sun (2020)
He has also written books with illustrations:
- All Sorts: poems, illustrated by Sara Fanelli (1999)
- Alphabicycle Order, illustrated by Sara Fanelli (2001)
- Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs, illustrated by Elliott Elam (2018) – This book is a companion to T.S. Eliot's famous book Old Possum's Practical Cats.
