Rowland Molony

Rowland Molony (born 1946) is a British poet and novelist.

Life
Molony graduated from St John's Catholic Comprehensive School Gravesend, Kent, in 1962, and joined the RAF. He spent several years in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where he married the artist Elizabeth Baxendale, and has two daughters. He now lives in Beer, Devon.

He is a teacher and lecturer. His love for poetry and the teaching of English Literature led to him writing his first book for children, After the Death of Alice Bennett.

Awards

 * 2001 Bridport First Prize
 * 2010 {Bridport Second Prize}
 * 2020 {Bridport Third Prize)

Work

 * Frogs and Co
 * Frogs and Co

Anthologies

 * Poems (with John Torrance) The Hooken Press 2009  ISBN 978-095556444-4
 * Poems (with John Torrance) The Hooken Press 2009  ISBN 978-095556444-4

Novels

 * Themba and the Crocodile Longman Zimbabwe 1984  ISBN 0582 - 58741 - 7
 * The Raintree Longman Zimbabwe 1986  ISBN 0582 - 00370 - 9
 * The Raintree Longman Zimbabwe 1986  ISBN 0582 - 00370 - 9

Non Fiction

 * Notes from a Clifftop Apiary and Fifteen Poems About Bees and Other Creatures. Published by Northern Bee Books, 2014.
 * On Stillness. (Booklet) 2016  The Philosophy behind Meditation.
 * Freedom from Self. (Booklet) 2018 A Philosophy for Living.
 * Prompts (Booklet) 2020 Spiritual Philosophy.
 * Peace of Mind (Booklet) 2023 Spiritual Philosophy.
 * Going Through Dark Times (Booklet) 2023 Spiritual Philosophy

Interviews

 * "John Fowles: The Magus", Dorset, the County Magazine, 30 November 1973