Al Alvarez

Alfred Alvarez (5 August 1929 – 23 September 2019) was an English poet, novelist, essayist and critic. He published under the name A. Alvarez and Al Alvarez. He was best known for his 1962 poetry anthology The New Poetry.^[1]

Al Alvarez
Alvarez in 2006
Born	(1929-08-05)5 August 1929 London, United Kingdom
Died	23 September 2019 (aged 90) London, United Kingdom
Occupation	poet, author, critic
Nationality	British
Period	1956–2019

Death

Alvarez died of pneumonia on 23 September 2019 in London at the age of 90.^[2]

Selected works

• The Shaping Spirit (1958)
• The School of Donne (1961)
• The New Poetry (1962)
• Under Pressure (1965)
• Beyond All This Fiddle (1968)
• The Savage God (1972)
• Beckett (Fontana Modern Masters, 1973)
• Hers (1974)
• Hunt (1979)
• Life After Marriage (1982)
• The Biggest Game in Town (1983)
• Feeding the Rat (1989)
• Day of Atonement (1991)
• Night (1995)
• Where Did It All Go Right? (1999)
• Poker: Bets, Bluffs, and Bad Beats (2001)
• New & Selected Poems (2002)
• The Writer's Voice (2005)
• Risky Business (2007)
• Pondlife (2013)