List Of Writers

ORAM, PETER

Peter Oram was born in Cardiff in 1947. He taught at a Steiner School in Wales, as class teacher and music teacher. Peter has first class degrees in both music and modern languages, together with an M Mus. in composition and and L.R.A.M. in classical guitar. He is also active in the literary field as a published novelist and poet, and has written several books of verse and music for educational use. Peter’s poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. In 2004, he composed the music for Alex Barr’s music Swarm Fever which received its first performance in the same year. He has lived for many years in Pembrokeshire, but now spends much of his time in Germany.

Selected Publications:
Peter’s Book of Rounds (Starborn Books, 1994)
Seven Stars of Gold: Poems for Children (Starborn Books, 1995)
One for the Golden Sun: Pentatonic Songs (Starborn Books, 1997)
Maddocks, or How to Discover America (Pont, 1999)
The Rub (Starborn Books, 2002)
Das Sind Wir (Book 1) (Starborn Books, 2003)
Das Sind Wir (Book 2) (Starborn Books, 2003)
White (Starborn Books, 2003)
Windows Open Wide (Starborn Books, 2006)

Contributed to:
Midnight Trail: A Christmas Story (co–author) (Starborn Books, 1995)
Encircled Cross: Tales of the Saints of Pembrokeshire and the Gower (co–author) (Starborn Books, 1996)
Vin Gai, Vin Triste (Wein Der Freude, Wein Der Trauer) by Hanna Strom (translator) (Starborn Books, 2006)
The Page and the Fire: Russian Poets on Russian Poets (editor) (Arc Publications, 2007)