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Andrew Buchanan Jackson

アンドリュー・ブキャナン・ジャクソン

Andoryū Bukyanan Jakuson

Aliases: A. B. Jackson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-06-19 （Glasgow）
Nationality
Scottish, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Glasgow → Bramhall, Cheshire → Cupar, Fife

Career

Occupations
poet
Active Years
1983-2024

Education

University of Edinburgh
English Literature
Period: 1983-1987
Year of Graduation: 1987
Country: United Kingdom
University of Strathclyde
Library and Information Studies
Degree: MSc
Country: United Kingdom
Sheffield Hallam University
Creative Writing
Degree: PhD
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Forward Poetry Prize
2003
Work: Fire Stations
Category: best first collection
Organization: Forward Ltd.
Result: winner
Poetry Book Society's Pamphlet Choice
2011
Work: Apocrypha
Organization: Poetry Book Society
Result: choice
Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition
2010
Work: Treasure Island
Result: first prize

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fire Stations

2003 poetry collection

The Wilderness Party

2015 poetry collection

The Voyage of St Brendan

2021 poetry collection

Bibliography

  • Snippets From the Powder Room
  • Fire Stations
  • Poems 1985–1995
  • Apocrypha
  • The Wilderness Party
  • The Voyage of St Brendan

Legacy

Scottish poet known for winning the Forward Poetry Prize for his first collection. Published several collections with Bloodaxe Books.