The Brotherton Poetry Prize Anthology with a preface by Simon Armitage

by Armitage, Simon

• ISBN13: 9781784109233
• ISBN10: 1784109231
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-05-28
• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.

Summary

The University of Leeds has a long tradition of engagement with poets, many of whom have been members of staff or creative writing fellows. Its Brotherton Library houses the archives of several outstanding contemporary poets and its Poetry Centre celebrates this rich heritage with a new generation of poets. The Brotherton Poetry Prize is the University's latest expression of commitment to poetry as a living art.

Author Biography

Simon Armitage is a British poet, playwright, and novelist. He is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds and is the current UK Poet Laureate. His poetry collections include The Dead Sea Poems (1995), Killing Time (1999), Universal Home Doctor (2002), The Shout: Selected Poems (2005), Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus The Corduroy Kid (2006), The Not Dead (2008), Out of the Blue (2008), and Seeing Stars (2010).