Jean Sprackland
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Jean Sprackland (born 1962) is an English poet and writer, the author of three collections of poetry and a book of essays about landscape and nature.
Biography
Originally from Burton upon Trent, Jean Sprackland studied English and Philosophy at the University of Kent at Canterbury, then taught for a few years before beginning to write poetry at age 30. She is Reader in Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a Trustee of the Poetry Archive.[1]
Published works
- Tattoos for Mothers Day (Spike, 1997)
- Hard Water (Cape, 2003)
- Ellipsis: Vol. I (with Sean O'Brien and Tim Cooke; Comma Press, 2005)
- Our Thoughts are Bees: Working with Writers and Schools (with Mandy Coe; Wordplay Press, 2005)
- Tilt (Cape, 2007)
- Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach (Cape, 2012)
- Sleeping Keys (Random House, 2013)
Awards and honors
- 1998: Forward Poetry Prize (Best First Collection) shortlist, Tattoos for Mothers Day[2]
- 2003: T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist, Hard Water[3]
- 2003: Whitbread Poetry Award shortlist, Hard Water[4]
- 2004: Next Generation poet[2]
- 2007: Costa Poetry Award, Tilt[5]
- 2007: Forward Poetry Prize (Best Single Poem) shortlist, "The Birkdale Nightingale"[6]
- 2012: Portico Prize for Literature (Non-fiction), Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach [7]
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