Maurice Riordan

Maurice Riordan has published two full-length collections of poems with Faber, A Word from the Loki (1995) and Floods (2000).

His new collection, The Holy Land, will be published by Faber next year. Maurice has also edited two important anthologies in the area of poetry and science: A Quark for Mister Mark: 101 Poems about Science (Faber) (with Jon Turney) and A Wild Reckoning: Poems Provoked by Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (Calouste Gulbenkian) (with the poet John Burnside).

Students and staff from the University of Liverpool are invited to attend live and virtual writing workshops with our Writer- in- Residence Maurice Riordan. Our most recent workshop was held on March 23rd 2006. Students and staff wishing to take part in further online workshops, or to participate in discussions about poetry and science are very welcome. For more details contact d.rees-jones@liv.ac.uk