Bill Homewood

Books by Bill Homewood: THEATRICAL LETTERS (Marginalia 1995), UNDER THE BLUE (Mimosa 2015), POESIES (Mimosa 2017), SONNETS FOR THE GODLY & THE DAMNED (Mimosa 2019), WINE & CAKE & CREAM (Mimosa 2020), LAND OF MEN (Translation of St Exupery’s TERRE DES HOMMES, Ukemi, 2017), 50 SONNETS (Mimosa 2020), PAINTING WITH WORDS (Mimosa 2021), THE INCOMPLETE BILL HOMEWOOD (Mimosa 2022) and THE GIRL WAS GAZA ( Mimosa 2024).

Homewood has twice held the Eminent Chair in Theatre at Florida Atlantic University and is Honorary Citizen of Austin, Texas.

As actor and singer Homewood has worked extensively in Theatre (RSC & West End) and Television. His audio book recordings have won many awards in USA and UK.

“… a controlled carelessness which makes me very envious, and a swinging gaiety which is quite authentic.”

SIR STEPHEN SPENDER

“A beautiful, thoughtful collection. These 50 sonnets read as if they were created by nature as she observed the wonder, and the mess, of modern times, not by a bloke called Bill Homewood. But Bill did write them, and I loved them. The future just got better. Long live the sonnet. (50 SONNETS, 2020)

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

“Bill Homewood’s rich, moving and witty poems take you beyond the image… the words tear at my heart… This is a book to delve into again and again.” (PAINTING WITH WORDS, 2021)

JENNY AGUTTER OBE

“This book will be my bed-reading for the foreseeable. It's very rich.” (PAINTING WITH WORDS, 2021)

DAME JANET SUZMAN

“Drawing on his long experience as Shakespearean actor as well as skilled poet, Bill Homewood has produced a delightful and slightly irreverent homage to the sonnet form. A lovely book.” (SONNETS FOR THE GODLY & THE DAMNED, 2019)

ADAM THORPE

“Bill sings in praise of the beautiful and versatile sonnet, with infectious lightness and humour. For the poetry lover he is a delight – for everyone else he is a revelation.” (50 SONNETS, 2020)

SIR DEREK JACOBI

“I wish I could mark the varied moments of my life with such vividness and passion.” (THE INCOMPLETE BILL HOMEWOOD 2023)

DAME JANET SUZMAN