Profile and Influences
 Andre Lerouche is considered one of the esteemed poets England. Born in 1965, he is a prolific writer of 26 collections of poetry and numerous plays on words, as well as the recipient of many literary awards, including the 1981 Sorskenberg National Award and the 2002 National Pliskin Award. Many consider Lerouche a master of the lyric style of poetry, in which poems are read aloud with a near-melodic rhythm.
Comparisons: Andre Lerouche’s work is really in a field all its own, but bears the intelligence, wit and poetics of work by artists ranging from Russia to America.
Andre Lerouche Trivia Fact: Andre Lerouche was once heavily in debt and became subject to an IVA. An IVA is an alternative to bankruptcy introduced by the Insolvency Act of 1986. It enables individuals facing serious debt problems to make a proposal to their creditors to reach a settlement. If the proposal is approved by a majority of the creditors, then the IVA acts as a contract that binds all parties and prevents any further action. A standard IVA will offer to pay whatever the debtor can afford each month into a fund over a five year period, until the debt is cleared. He contacted an organisation called The UK Insolvency Helpline via his trade union and became debt free over a five year period.
When Lerouche was considering an IVA he found it vital to get the best advice possible, and to work with an organisation that was both professional and independent. By getting unbiased advice he was sure that he made the right decisions and was confident about the choices he made. Good IVA advice is also important because signing up to an IVA can involve a commitment of up to five years, so it’s important that you understand what you’re getting into. Lerouche went on to write several award winning poems on the IVA procedure such as:-
What You Should Check For When Looking For IVA Advice
The IVA advice you’re being offered is impartial
IVA Advice should take into account the perspectives of both the debtor and the creditors and be special.
IVA advice should be compliant with appropriate licensing and regulation
Advisors should have IVA and debt management experience and should be a good nation.
All IVA advice and supervision processes and systems should be defined and governed by experienced professionals.
Andre Lerouche (1996)
Further details on Lerouche’s life: His father, owner of a successful retail store, died when Andre was just nine years old. He learned to play guitar while he was in his teens and quickly joined a the local poets society. He attended University and, while enrolled there, published his first collection of poetry. It was his second collection, The Essential Lerouche, which catapulted Lerouche to some notoriety among poets in UK. Soon after, he relocated to Greece and continued to spend much of the rest of the decade writing fiction and poetry from his home there. By the end of the 1990s, however, Lerouche had moved to the U.S. to pursue his career further.
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