Forward Prizes for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2012) Winner
Denise Riley
デニース・ライリー
Denīsu Rairī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948 （Carlisle, Cumbria）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- poet, philosopher, Professor of Literature with Philosophy
- Active Years
- 1977-2022
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia, Cornell University, Birkbeck, University of London
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- 2012 Ted Hughes Award shortlist, 2016 Forward Poetry Prize Best Collection shortlist, 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize International shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville College, Oxford | — | — | — | 1年 | United Kingdom |
| New Hall, Cambridge | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Somerville College, Oxford
Period:
1年
Country:
United Kingdom
Educated for a year
New Hall, Cambridge
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Forward Poetry Prize | A Part Song | Best Single Poem | Forward Arts Foundation | winner |
| 2019 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | elected |
Forward Poetry Prize
2012
Work:
A Part Song
Category:
Best Single Poem
Organization:
Forward Arts Foundation
Result:
winner
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2019
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
elected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Say Something Back
2016 poetry collectionPoetry collection nominated for Forward Prize and Griffin Poetry Prize.
self-hoodidentity
Lurex
2022 poetry collectionRecent poetry collection.
Mop Mop Georgette
1993 poetry collectionNew and Selected Poems 1986-1993.
Dry Air
1985 poetry collectionPoetry collection.
Bibliography
- Marxism for Infants (1977)
- No Fee (1979, with Wendy Mulford)
- Dry Air (1985)
- Mop Mop Georgette (1993)
- Penguin Modern Poets 10 (1996)
- Selected Poems (2000)
- Say Something Back (2016)
- Szantung (2019)
- Selected Poems (2019)
- Lurex (2022)
Translations of Works
- Szantung (Polish translation, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interrogates self-hood within the lyrical mode
- Recurring Motifs
- motherhoodwomen in historyidentityphilosophy of language
Legacy
English poet and philosopher known for her poetry and critical writings on feminism, identity, and philosophy of language.