Eleanor K. Rees (born 1978) is a British poet.
She graduated with a BA in English Literature from the
University of Sheffield
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in 2001, and an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 2002.
She has a PhD from the University of Exeter. She has published six collections of poetry. She received an Eric Gregory Award in 2002 for her pamphlet collection of poetry, ''Feeding Fire''.
''Andraste's Hair'' was shortlisted for the Forward Prizes for Poetry, Forward Prize Best First Collection and the Glen Dimplex New Writers Award for Poetry. Her third collection, ''Eliza and the Bear'' (from which the band take their name), was published in 2010. Her fourth collection is ''Blood Child'', followed by ''Riverine'', both published 2015. Her latest collection is ''The Well at Winter Solstice'', 2019.
Awards
*2002 Eric Gregory Award
Bibliography
* ''Feeding Fire'' (Spout, 2001)
* ''Andraste's Hair'' (Salt, 2007)
* ''Eliza and the Bear'' (Salt, 2010)
* ''Blood Child'' (Pavilion Poets, 2015)
* ''Riverine'' (Gatehouse, 2015)
* ''The Well at Winter Solstice'' (Salt, 2019)
* ''Tam Lin of the Winter Park'' (Guillemot, 2022)
References
1978 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Sheffield
Alumni of the University of East Anglia
Alumni of the University of Exeter
21st-century British poets
British women poets
21st-century British women writers
Writers from Birkenhead
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