Craig Raine

The poet and critic was born in Bishop Auckland. He is founder and editor of the arts magazine 'Arete'.

His poetry collections include the acclaimed The Onion, Memory (1978), A Martian Sends a Postcard Home (1979), A Free Translation (1981), Rich (1984) and History: The Home Movie (1994), an epic poem that celebrates the history of his own family and that of his wife.