Wes Magee [SEP] date of birth
Wes Magee
Wes Magee is a poet and children's author who was born in Greenock, Scotland in July, 1939. One of his most well known works is the poem "Windows". He has published 6 collections of poetry for adults, and more than 90 books for children including poetry, fiction, plays, picture books, and anthologies. He now lives in the hamlet of Thorgill, on the North Yorkshire Moors.
Awards and accolades.
- "Urban Gorilla", a collection for adults,
"Joyriding!" (Salt Publishing) and "A Thorgill Year" (The Happy Dragons' Press) have been announced.
Performance work.
Wes Magee performs poetry shows in schools around the UK.The tours have also included Germany, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Guernsey and he was a visiting Professor at Rollins College, Florida and Kuwait.
Television.
Poems for children have been featured in the Cbeebies series "Poetry Pie".
External links.
- [http://www.wesmagee.com/ Wes Magee website