Catherine Smith. Courtesy Peony Moon.
Catherine Smith (born 1962) is an English poet.[1]
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Smith was born in Windsor, Berkshire.[2]
She attended Windsor Girls' School, the University of Bradford, and the University of Sussex.[2]
Career[]
Smith has taught for the University of Sussex, Veridon College in Brighton, and the Arvon Foundation.[3]
She lives in Lewes, East Sussex. She is married and has 2 adult sons.[2]
Recognition[]
Smith's debut publication, the pamphlet The New Bride, won the 2000 Book & Pamphlet Competition and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.[2]
Her debut full-length collection, The Butcher's Hands, won the Aldeburgh/Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection.[2]
Her next collection, Lip, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The New Bride. Huddersfield, UK: Smith / Doorstop, 2001.
- The Butcher's Hands. Huddersfield, UK: Smith / Doorstop, 2003.
- Lip. Huddersfield, UK: Smith / Doorstop, 2007.
- Otherwhere. Huddersfield, UK: Smith / Doorstop, 2012.
- Selected Poemse. Huddersfield, UK: Smith / Doorstop, 2014.
Short fiction[]
- The Biting Point. Gardners Books, 2010.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
Audio / video[]
- Catherine Smith: Reading from her poems. London: Poetry Archive, 2010.[1]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catherine Smith (b. 1962), The Poetry Archive. Web, Mar. 2, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Catherine Smith, The Poetry Business. Web, Mar. 2, 2015.
- ↑ Catherine Smith: Six poems, Peony Moon. Web, Mar. 2, 2015.
- ↑ Search results = au:Catherine Smith, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 2, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Picture This"
- "Postulant"
- "The Fathers"
- "How it All Started"
- Sample poems from Lip (3 poems) (.PDF)
- Catherine Smith: Six poems at Peony Moon
- Prose
- Catherine Smith on Catherine Smith in The Rialto, 2009
- Audio / video
- Books
- Selected Poems at Amazon.com
- About
- Catherine Smith at The Poetry Business
- Catherine Smith | writer Official website
- Verse Stories: Interview with Catherine Smith, 2014
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