Phoebe Power (born 1993) is a British poet whose work, Shrines of Upper Austria, won the Forward Prize for Poetry for Best First Collection.
Phoebe Power | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993 (age 30–31) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Notable works | Shrines of Upper Austria |
| Notable awards | |
| Website | |
| phoebepowerpoetry | |
Biography
editPhoebe Power was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1993.[1] She was named a Foyle Young Poet of the Year in 2009. She later studied at the University of Cambridge where she led the Pembroke Poetry Society.[2] Power was a recipient of the Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012.[2]
Power's full length poetry collection, Shrines of Upper Austria, was published by Carcanet Press in 2018. She was awarded the Forward Prize for Poetry for Best First Collection for the work.[1] The book was named one of four Poetry Book Society Spring Recommendations for 2018[3] and has been shortlisted for the 2018 T. S. Eliot Prize.[4] The collection was inspired by the life of Power's Austrian grandmother, who married a British soldier and emigrated to England after World War II.[5]
Work
edit- —— (2016). Harp Duet.
- —— (2017). Shrines of Upper Austria. Carcanet. ISBN 9780571331321.
- ——; Porteous, Katrina (2021). Sea Change. Guillemot Press. ISBN 9781913749125.
Awards
edit| Yr | Work | Award | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | — | Eric Gregory Award | — | Won | |
| 2014 | — | Northern Writer Awards | — | Won | |
| 2018 | Shrines of Upper Austria | Forward Prizes for Poetry | Best First Collection | Won | |
| T. S. Eliot Prize | — | Shortlisted | |||
| 2019 | Somerset Maugham Award | — | Won | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Phoebe Power". Forward Arts Foundation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Phoebe Power, Poetry 2014". Northern Writers Awards. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Chan, Mary Jean. "Meet Poebe Power". Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Flood, Alison (18 October 2018). "TS Eliot prize announces 'intensely political' shortlist". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Saunders, Tristram Fane. "Forward Prizes for Poetry: Danez Smith wins £10,000 award". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Phoebe Power". Carcanet Press. Retrieved 23 September 2018.