John Bevis
Books & Editions
WELCOME!
ABOUT JOHN bevis
John Bevis is a poet, writer and printmaker with interests in nature, art, landscape, libraries, printing and books. He is based in Ironbridge, Shropshire, where he works as a freelance writer, editor, and proof reader. He is a Senior Writer with StoryTerrace.
On this website you can find details of recent and forthcoming books; prints and editions; blog; writing commissions; and a backlist of his archive.
WELCOME!
ABOUT JOHN bevis
John Bevis is a poet, writer and printmaker with interests in nature, art, landscape, libraries, printing and books. He is based in Ironbridge, Shropshire, where he works as a freelance writer, editor, and proof reader. He is a Senior Writer with StoryTerrace.
On this website you can find details of recent and forthcoming books; prints and editions; blog; writing commissions; and a backlist of his archive.
UPDATES
LATEST NEWS
EVENTS
Check here for upcoming talks and events
10 June: Great review of An English Library Journey in the TLS this week: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/an-english-library-journey-john-bevis-book-review-jasper-rees/
13 October: John Bevis will be discussing “An English Library Journey” at East Riding Festival of Words. Time and venue to be confirmed.
14 October: Books and Boots Festival, The Town Hall, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4QL
7.30pm
November: Shrewsbury Festival of Literature. Details to be announced.
More announcements soon!
NEW BOOK TITLE
An English Library Journey
“A hymn of praise to the library. Absolutely exquisite” – Ian McMillan
New title from Eye Books, out 23 March 2022. More details on the Books page.
EDITIONS
Giclee Prints
A new project of giclée prints in small certificated editions was launched in summer 2021. See the Editions page for latest news.
MY Work
BOOKS BY JOHN BEVIS
Here are some of the latest works to featuring my writing. You can see a complete list with full details of my current and recent book titles, including poetry and books on nature and the arts, including details of how to buy.
Print Work
EdITIONS
A new project of giclée prints in small certificated editions was launched in summer 2021. There will be occasional small editions of cards / printed cards to follow. See the Editions page for latest news and list of available prints.
After Pater
12” x 15” (305 x 381 mm), giclée print in an edition of 10 plus A/Ps.
Host (Reed Warbler’s Nest)
12” x 12” (305 x 305 mm), giclée print in an edition of 10 plus A/Ps.
The Lane Is Lined
12” x 10” (305 x 254 mm), giclée print in an edition of 10 plus A/Ps.
Blog
My Journal
An occasional meditation on books, editions, libraries, nature, bugbears. Here are the latest posts to the right, click the ‘Read More’ button to see the blog archive in full. You can also see my latest tweets below, if you would like to follow me on Twitter just click below to be taken to my profile.
Letter-winged Kite
The starting point of my latest collection, Letter-winged Kite, was the discovery of this simple fact: every bird in the world has a common English name. That strikes me as...
Richard Smyth: An Indifference of Birds
Birds & People; Man & Birds; Birds & Men. This is by no means the first book to investigate our relationship with avian life. But we know what to expect from those...
WRITING
COMMISSIONS
John is a critical writer and editor specializing in artists’ books, art, poetry, natural history and other subjects. More details may be found here on the Commissions page.
He is also a Senior Writer in life stories for StoryTerrace. You can also click the icon to be taken to John’s StoryTerrace profile.
WRITING
COMMISSIONS
John is a critical writer and editor specializing in artists’ books, art, poetry, natural history and other subjects. More details may be found here on the Commissions page.
He is also a Senior Writer in life stories for StoryTerrace. You can also click the icon to be taken to John’s StoryTerrace profile.
Contact Me
Get In Touch
You can contact John by emailing info@johnbevis.com or by completing the contact form below.