Jean Sprackland (born 1962) is an English poet and writer, the author of five collections of poetry and two books of essays about place and nature.
Biography
Originally from
Burton upon Trent
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, Jean Sprackland studied English and Philosophy at the
University of Kent at Canterbury, then taught for a few years before beginning to write poetry at age 30. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was Chair of the Poetry Archive from 2016 to 2020.
Published works
*''Tattoos for Mothers Day'' (Spike, 1997)
*''Hard Water'' (Cape, 2003)
*''Ellipsis: Vol. I'' (with
Sean O'Brien and Tim Cooke; Comma Press, 2005)
*''Our Thoughts are Bees: Working with Writers and Schools'' (with Mandy Coe; Wordplay Press, 2005)
*''Tilt'' (Cape, 2007)
*''Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach'' (Cape, 2012)
*''Sleeping Keys'' (Random House, 2013)
*''Green Noise'' (Cape, 2018)
*''These Silent Mansions: A life in graveyards'' (2020)
Translated works
*''Inclinación''. Spanish translation of ''Tilt'' (Komorebi Ediciones, Chile, 2018)
Awards and honours
*1998:
Forward Poetry Prize (Best First Collection) shortlist, ''Tattoos for Mothers Day''
*2003:
T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist, ''Hard Water''
*2003:
Whitbread Poetry Award shortlist, ''Hard Water''
*2004:
Next Generation poet
*2007:
Costa Poetry Award, ''Tilt''
*2007: Forward Poetry Prize (Best Single Poem) shortlist, "The Birkdale Nightingale"
*2012:
Portico Prize for Literature
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(Non-fiction), ''Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach''
*2021:
PEN Ackerley Prize shortlist, ''These Silent Mansions: A life in graveyards''
References
External links
Jean SpracklandThe Poetry Archive - Jean SpracklandRandom House - Jean Sprackland
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1962 births
Living people
English poets
English women poets
Costa Book Award winners
Alumni of the University of Kent
Academics of Manchester Metropolitan University
People from Burton upon Trent
Children's poets