Rowland Molony (born 1946) is a British poet and novelist.
Life edit
Molony graduated from St John's Catholic Comprehensive School Gravesend, Kent, in 1962,[1] and joined the RAF. He spent several years in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where he married the artist Elizabeth Baxendale, and has two daughters. He now lives in Beer, Devon.
He is a teacher and lecturer. His love for poetry and the teaching of English Literature led to him writing his first book for children, After the Death of Alice Bennett.[2]
Awards edit
- 2001 Bridport First Prize[3]
- 2010 {Bridport Second Prize}
- 2020 {Bridport Third Prize)
Work edit
- "Hive Inspection". Arts Council England, South West. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.
- Frogs and Co
Anthologies edit
- Molony, Rowland; David Wright; John Eppel; Noel Brettell (1982). Four Voices: Poetry From Zimbabwe. ISBN 978-0-86920-259-3.
- Poems (with John Torrance) The Hooken Press 2009 ISBN 978-095556444-4
Novels edit
- After the Death of Alice Bennett. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 4 January 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-275472-1.
- Themba and the Crocodile Longman Zimbabwe 1984 ISBN 0582 - 58741 - 7
- The Raintree Longman Zimbabwe 1986 ISBN 0582 - 00370 - 9
Non Fiction edit
- Notes from a Clifftop Apiary and Fifteen Poems About Bees and Other Creatures. Published by Northern Bee Books, 2014.
- On Stillness. (Booklet) 2016 The Philosophy behind Meditation.
- Freedom from Self. (Booklet) 2018 A Philosophy for Living.
- Prompts (Booklet) 2020 Spiritual Philosophy.
- Peace of Mind (Booklet) 2023 Spiritual Philosophy.
- Going Through Dark Times (Booklet) 2023 Spiritual Philosophy
Interviews edit
References edit
- ^ "Rowland Rowland Molony Molony | St John's Catholic Comprehensive School (Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom)". NamesDatabase. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Curtis Brown". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived 5 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine