Click on the letters below to find South West based poets. Poets are listed alphabetically by surname.
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Louisa Adjoa Parker |
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Louisa is a Westcountry poet who writes about her experiences as a mixed heritage woman. She is the daughter of a British mother and Ghanaian father, and was born in the UK. Her collection Salt-sweat and Tears was published by Cinnamon Press in 2007.
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Caleb Parkin |
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Caleb is a poet, performer, artist, facilitator and educator, based in Bristol. He's Membership Secretary for Lapidus:The Writing for Wellbeing Organisation, facilitates groups in diverse settings & works as a freelance artist and project manager. |
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Alasdair Paterson |
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Alasdair has returned to poetry-writing after a 20 year break. He has had collections published by Pig Press and Oasis Books and has read widely, including for the Poetry Society, the Scottish Poetry Library and the Ledbury Festival. |
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Brian Patten |
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Brian is one of the most accessible and popular poets working today. His collections include Grinning Jack (Selected Poems), Love Poems, Storm Damage, Armada and, for children, Gargling With Jelly, Thawing Frozen Frogs and Juggling With Gerbils.
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Tom Phillips |
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Tom is a poet and playwright living in Bristol. He has published one full-length collection, 'Recreation Ground' (2012) and two pamphlets, 'Reversing into the Cold War' (2007) and 'Burning Omaha' (2002). His poetry has also appeared in a number of anthologies. |
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David Punter |
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bristol.ac.uk/en/persons/david-punter |
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David writes poetry and short stories, as well as academic criticism. He has had four collections published:'China and Glass', 'Lost in the Supermarket', 'Asleep at the Wheel' and Selected Short Stories'. He is currently working on a sequence of thirteen poems called 'The Bristol Sonnets'. |