Roy Fisher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roy Fisher

British artist, bookmaker, and author, born 1930

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1930

Place of Birth: Handsworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Mar-2017

Profession: writer, poet, artist, pianist, bookmaker, university teacher, essayist, jazz musician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Roy Fisher (11 June 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English poet and jazz pianist.
His poetry shows an openness to both European and American modernist influences, while remaining grounded in the experience of living in the English Midlands.
Fisher has experimented with a wide range of styles throughout his career, largely working outside of the mainstream of post-war British poetry.
He has been admired by poets and critics as diverse as Donald Davie, Eric Mottram, Marjorie Perloff, and Sean O’Brien.