Peter Riley was born 1940 near Manchester and now lives in Cambridge
where he sells books. As well as poetry he writes prose about music,
travel in Eastern Europe, and things in general. His Passing
Measures, a selection of poems 1966-1996, appeared from Carcanet
in 2000. A long poem, Alstonefield, is due from the same publisher
in 2003, as is a book of Transylvanian prose sketches from Shearsman.
The Gig (Toronto) issue 4/5 1999-2000, was devoted to discussion
of his poetry, with a detailed bibliography.
Peter Riley was born 1940 near Manchester and now lives in Cambridge
where he sells books. As well as poetry he writes prose about music,
travel in Eastern Europe, and things in general. His