Career
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Worked for Granada Television, c. 1977-81; Ambit magazine, London, England, poetry editor, 1983—; full-time freelance writer, 1985—. Writer in residence in East End schools, London, England, 1982-84; North Riding College, Scarborough, England, visiting fellow, 1985; Southern Arts, Thamesdown, England, writer in residence, 1987-88; part-time creative writing instructor, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996—; visiting professor, Wake Forest University.
