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Brotherton Poetry Prize Anthology II

  • ISBN-13: 9781800172241
  • Publisher: CARCANET PRESS
    Imprint: CARCANET PRESS
  • Introduction by Simon Armitage
  • Price: AUD $32.99
  • Stock: 10 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 03/08/2022
  • Format: Paperback (216.00mm X 135.00mm) 96 pages Weight: 100g
  • Categories: Poetry anthologies (various poets) [DCQ]
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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. This anthology is a distillation of the best poems from the second Brotherton Prize.
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).
* Anthology celebrating the winner, shortlistees & other contributors to the second Brotherton Poetry Prize, 2020-21 (presented by the University of Leeds Poetry Centre) * Compelling introduction by UK Poet Laureate and prize judge Simon Armitage * Other judges include Malika Booker and Melvyn Bragg * Brotherton Library houses the archives of several outstanding contemporary poets and its Poetry Centre celebrates this rich heritage with a new generation of poets * Prize is the Centre’s latest expression of commitment to poetry as a living art, supported by events and promotion in Leeds
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