Click on the letters below to find South West based poets. Poets are listed alphabetically by surname.
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Julie Maclean |
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Julie was shortlisted for the Crashaw Prize (Salt, UK) in 2012 and winner of the Geoff Stevens Poetry Prize (UK), her debut collection of poetry, When I saw Jimi, was published by Indigo Dreams Publishing, in 2013. |
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Martin Malone |
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Martin has a Creative Writing MA from Manchester Metropolitan University and has published studies of Thomas Hardy’s short stories and the poetry of Alexander Pope and Charles Churchill. The Waiting Hillside is his first collection. |
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Kevan Manwaring |
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Kevan is a writer, teacher and storyteller who lives in Bath. Holder of an MA in the Teaching and Practice in Creative Writing from Cardiff University, he teaches creative writing for the Open University. He also runs freelance courses in various aspects of the writing process.
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Alwyn Marriage |
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As well as numerous poems, reviews and articles in magazines and journals, Alwyn has also published two non-fiction books, Beautiful Man (1977) and Touching Earth (2007), and edited the highly-acclaimed Collins anthology, New Christian Poetry. |
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Duncan McGibbon |
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duncanmcgibbonpoet.yolasite.com | ||
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Duncan's published books are Channel (1998), and The Consolations (2009). His poems have appeared in the Summer edition of the Salzburg Review and a short story in the collection, Jigsaw (Berne.) He is a poetry convenor at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. |
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Elvis McGonagall |
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Stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis was the 2006 World Slam Champion, the compere of the notorious Blue Suede Sporran Club and appears regularly on BBC Radio 4 and occasionally on the telly. His sitcom, "Elvis McGonagall Takes A Look On The Bright Side" was recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4. |
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Nigel McLoughlin |
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www.nigelmcloughlin.co.uk |
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Member of the Management Committee of NAWE and awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and elected a Fellow of the RSA. Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Gloucestershire and Course Leader on the MA in Creative & Critical Writing. |
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Crysse Morrison |
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www.cryssemorrison.co.uk |
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Performance poet and Spoken Word Coordinator for the Merlin Theatre in Frome, Crysse is also a fiction writer and creative writing tutor. See her website for more details, upcoming events and courses. |
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Paul Mortimer |
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07801 813626 |
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Paul lives in Devon and his debut collection, Fault Line, was published by Lapwing in 2015. He has performed at literary festivals including Purbeck and Porlock and is a regular performer at a variety of places including Taunton, Tiverton and Exeter. |