Chris Torrance

Welcome to the website for the estate of Chris Torrance, poet and teacher, 1941-2021.

Chris Torrance was a leading figure in the British Poetry Revival, and a close friend and colleague of fellow writers Lee Harwood, Iain Sinclair and Barry MacSweeney, amongst others.

He collaborated with musician Chris Vine in the radical poetry and music group Heatpoets.

He also taught creative writing for 25 years in the Extra-Mural Department of the University of Cardiff.

Further details and a bibliography can be found on the Wikipedia Chris Torrance page.