Forward Prizes for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1999) Winner
Jo Shapcott
ジョー・シャプコット
Jo Shapcott
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-03-24 （London）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Hemel Hempstead
Career
- Occupations
- poet, editor, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1982-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Holloway, University of London, Newcastle University, Poetry Society, Arvon Foundation, The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Influenced By
- Rainer Maria Rilke, Elizabeth Bishop
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavendish School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Dublin | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
| St Hilda's College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 1978-1980 | United States |
Cavendish School
Country:
United Kingdom
School in Hemel Hempstead
Trinity College, Dublin
Country:
Ireland
Undergraduate
St Hilda's College, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Later studies
Harvard University
Period:
1978-1980
Country:
United States
Harkness Fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | South West Arts Literature Award | — | — | — | Won |
| 1985 | National Poetry Competition | The Surrealists' Summer Convention Came to Our City | — | Poetry Society | Won |
| 1989 | Commonwealth Poetry Prize | Electroplating the Baby | 最優秀新人賞 | Commonwealth Foundation | Won |
| 1991 | National Poetry Competition | Phrase Book | — | Poetry Society | Won |
| 1999 | Forward Prizes for Poetry | My Life Asleep | 最優秀詩集 | — | Won |
| 2006 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Society of Authors | Won |
| 2010 | Costa Book Awards | Of Mutability | 年間最優秀作 / 詩部門 | — | Won |
| 2011 | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | Won |
South West Arts Literature Award
1982
Result:
Won
National Poetry Competition
1985
Work:
The Surrealists' Summer Convention Came to Our City
Organization:
Poetry Society
Result:
Won
Commonwealth Poetry Prize
1989
Work:
Electroplating the Baby
Category:
最優秀新人賞
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
Won
National Poetry Competition
1991
Work:
Phrase Book
Organization:
Poetry Society
Result:
Won
Forward Prizes for Poetry
1999
Work:
My Life Asleep
Category:
最優秀詩集
Result:
Won
Cholmondeley Award
2006
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
Won
Costa Book Awards
2010
Work:
Of Mutability
Category:
年間最優秀作 / 詩部門
Result:
Won
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
2011
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2010) Excellence Award
Works
Major Works
Of Mutability
2010 PoetryA collection of 45 poems exploring the nature of change in the body, natural world, and relationships. Winner of Costa Book of the Year.
mutabilitybodynaturerelationships
Electroplating the Baby
1988 PoetryDebut collection. Winner of Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Best First Collection.
surrealism
My Life Asleep
1998 PoetryWinner of Forward Prize Best Collection.
Phrase Book
1992 PoetryPoetry collection.
Bibliography
- Electroplating the Baby
- Phrase Book
- Motherland
- My Life Asleep
- Her Book: Poems 1988-1998
- Tender Taxes
- Of Mutability
Translations by Author
- Tender Taxes (Rilke translations)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poet of presencerenegotiating the concrete worldbrilliantly intelligent
- Recurring Motifs
- mutabilitybodily change
Health
-
cancer2002-2003頃Declined CBE honour while undergoing diagnosis and treatment; too ill for public statements.
Legacy
Pioneer among contemporary British poets. Multiple winners including twice National Poetry Competition, Costa Book of the Year. Extends possibilities for poetry in English.
In Popular Culture
- Poems set to music by composers, premiered by London Symphony Orchestra.
Trivia
- Only poet to win National Poetry Competition twice.
- Declined CBE in 2002 due to cancer treatment and opposition to Iraq War.