The Writers of Wales Database

GRENFELL, JOHN LEE

John Lee Grenfell was born in Pontypridd in 1968. After attending Coedylan Comprehensive School he went on to study chemistry at Lancaster University and subsequently completed a PhD in atmospheric science at Cambridge University. He has worked for the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City where he contributed to the prediction of global climate change over the coming century. Since 1998 he has worked for the German Space Agency in Berlin investigating potential signatures of life in the atmospheres of planets which lie outside the solar system. John’s poetry has appeared in Poetry Wales, and his recent debut collection has been published by Cinnamon Press. John is a Member of Academi.

Reviews:
With respect to Not From Books (Cinnamon Press, 2008)

”…His subject-matter is rooted in the land, in Wales…What I liked so much about the collection is the poet’s clarity of expression, the original and distinctive images he uses, his sharp observation of people, and also the commitment to his subject-matter…”
Kathy Miles


Selected Publications:
Not From Books (Cinnamon Press, 2008)